American Military News by Timothy Frudd March 13, 2025
A new report claims that the United States Army has lost approximately 25% of the soldiers the military branch has recruited since 2022 prior to the completion of their service contracts.
According to Military.com, internal Army data obtained by Military.com shows that almost 25% of Army soldiers recruited since 2022 have not completed their initial contracts. The outlet noted that the report comes after the Army surpassed its recruitment goal and recruited 55,300 new active-duty troops last year after repeatedly struggling to meet recruitment goals under the Biden-Harris administration.
The reason behind the Army’s struggle to retain soldiers during their first contract with the military branch has not yet been revealed; however, Military.com suggested that one factor that could be contributing to the issue is a sharp decline in the quality of the Army’s recruitment pool.
In an interview with Military.com, Gil Barndollar, a senior research fellow with the Center for the Study of Statesmanship, said, “If this is the new normal, we’re taking in a whole quarter of the Army that isn’t hitting the standard.”
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https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/03/us-army-losing-huge-number-of-recruits-during-first-two-years-of-enlistment-report/
