Army meets recruiting goal with soldiers that are older or need extra prep
Story by Patty Nieberg • 16h • 5 min read
The Army is back to meeting its recruiting goals, but with recruits that are skewing older than they used to and who often need academic or fitness help before boot camp, officials said Thursday.
With a new focus on those two groups, the Army exceeded its fiscal year 2024 recruiting goal for enlisted soldiers with just over 55,300 recruits, a rebound after two years of misses.
Maj. Gen. Johnny Davis, commander of Army Recruiting Command, told reporters that the Army’s average recruit is now 22 years, 4 months old and still “going up.” He also said it’s in line with Secretary Christine Wormuth’s goal announced in October to have one-third of the entire force be made up of college graduates.
“That enlistment age only tells us, hey, there’s another market that we’re not really fully in,” Davis said. “We’re in the high school market – that is growing. But we really want this labor market to really grow for those who are older.”
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