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How to fix the military recruitment crisis

By Sen. Marco Rubio

Published January 25, 2024 6:00am ET

How to fix the military recruitment crisis — The U.S. armed forces missed their annual recruitment goals by 41,000 people last year. The impact is already being felt as Navy vessels go unmanned and Army officials reduce their troop configurations. Meanwhile, our adversaries — from Iranian-backed terrorists in the Middle East to communist China in the Indo-Pacific — are growing bolder by the […]

The U.S. armed forces missed their annual recruitment goals by 41,000 people last year. The impact is already being felt as Navy vessels go unmanned and Army officials reduce their troop configurations.

Meanwhile, our adversaries — from Iranian-backed terrorists in the Middle East to communist China in the Indo-Pacific — are growing bolder by the day. It’s a combination ripe for catastrophe.