Green Berets Have Struggled for Years with Recruiting, Internal Data Shows
8 Jun 2023
Military.com | By Steve Beynon
Last year, the Army failed to hit its recruiting goal for the first time in decades. But the service's Special Forces has been struggling to bring in new talent since before the pandemic, recruiting data shows.
As Green Beret recruiting has faltered for years, the Army has also been chipping away at the size of its elite units.
The service has come up hundreds of Special Forces soldiers short of its goals each year since at least 2018, with one exception, based on the internal data reviewed by Military.com. Meanwhile, quality recruits are becoming increasingly scarce with fewer Green Beret applicants passing the service's grueling selection course each year.
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