On the recordApril 9, 2024
Last year, we missed our recruitment numbers, retention numbers by a net 41,000 personnel, recruits across all the services.
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congress.govLast year, we missed our recruitment numbers, retention numbers by a net 41,000 personnel, recruits across all the services.
Garcia highlights significant shortfalls in military recruitment and retention.
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