The U.S. Air Force and Space Force have met their annual recruitment goal three months early, as of June 30.
For years, nearly all U.S. military branches struggled to meet annual recruitment goals. Within six months of President Donald Trump being elected to office, a reversal occurred with the U.S. Navy being the first to announce it met its recruitment goal early in mid-June, The Center Square reported.
As of last month, 40,600 future sailors had signed up to serve in the U.S. Navy. Now, another 30,000 recruits have joined the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
Both branches reached 100% of their annual recruitment goal three months early. The federal fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and goes through Sept. 30.
The Air Force and Space Force have already sent nearly 25,000 of their 30,000 contracted recruits to basic military training, they announced. Remaining recruits are scheduled to begin training by Sept. 30.
“This year’s achievement is particularly noteworthy as the Air Force Recruiting Service has built its strongest Delayed Entry Program in the last decade, with a pool of over 14,000 recruits,” the Air Force said. Among them are a record 750 Special Warfare Candidates, who represent “a historic number of individuals who have signed up for these challenging-to-fill career fields.”
Recruiting across the Department of Defense had “become increasingly challenging due to a widening unfamiliarity gap between the civilian sector and the military,” the Air Force said last year.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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