Army and Navy Prep Courses May Be a Recruiting Crisis Silver Bullet. But Other Services Aren't Interested.
Military.com | By Steve Beynon and Konstantin Toropin
Updated October 31, 2024 at 11:06 a.m. ET | Published October 30, 2024 at 5:48pm ET
The Army and Navy had early recruiting successes with new pre-basic training programs aimed at helping subpar applicants qualify for enlistment, but so far other service branches are reluctant to follow their lead.
"I would offer the answer is 'no,'" Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, who oversees recruiting for the Air Force and Space Force, told reporters at a press conference on military recruiting Wednesday at the Pentagon. "There's not the overarching, compelling requirement that we've seen."
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Maj. Gen. William Bowers, who heads Marine Corps Recruiting Command, didn't mince words: "We are not looking at starting a special program for future Marines."
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