Recruitment Up Across 5 Branches of the Military
23rd December 2025
The military reported its best recruitment numbers in more than 15 years in 2025, according to the Pentagon.
“In 2025, the department exceeded our annual active-duty recruitment accession goals across all five services,” Undersecretary of War for Personnel and Readiness Anthony J. Tata said Monday.
Tata credited President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth with the influx of new recruits.
Trump and Hegseth “are focused on our troops and our mission, and on ensuring that we remain the most lethal fighting force on the planet,” Tata said.