Trump’s military recruitment surge

Published February 10, 2025 12:01am ET



Imagine a gender studies program at an elite liberal arts college recruiting applicants by using images of masculine, gun-wielding warriors heroically storming the enemy with their brothers.

That would be close to the absurdity of the U.S. military’s recruitment strategy under former President Joe Biden, which often featured messaging better suited to woke academia. 

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