{"id":2398937,"date":"2025-02-04T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T00:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-a-difference-a-potus-makes-army-recruiting-for-december-and-january-both-shatter-records-going-back-years\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T19:09:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T00:09:52","slug":"what-a-difference-a-potus-makes-army-recruiting-for-december-and-january-both-shatter-records-going-back-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-a-difference-a-potus-makes-army-recruiting-for-december-and-january-both-shatter-records-going-back-years\/","title":{"rendered":"What a Difference a POTUS Makes: Army Recruiting for December and January Both Shatter Records Going Back Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-a-difference-a-potus-makes-army-recruiting-for-december-and-january-both-shatter-records-going-back-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398937&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent updates surrounding military recruitment<\/a> under the Trump governance,\u200d Defense Secretary \u2063Pete Hegseth highlighted \u200bnotable increases in Army recruitment figures following Trump&#8217;s re-election. December\u200c 2024 marked \u2062the army&#8217;s best recruitment \u200btotals \u200bin 12 years, while January 2025 hit the best numbers in 15\u200d years. Hegseth asserted that this surge reflects a strong desire among America&#8217;s youth to serve under Trump&#8217;s &#8220;America First&#8221; leadership.<\/p>\n<p>To accommodate this influx, the Army plans to add \u206410\u200b new basic training units by April 2025, expecting to train around 9,600 \u200crecruits annually.\u200b This contrasts sharply \u2064with the\u200d Biden administration&#8217;s \u2062leadership, during which perceptions of military \u200breadiness declined following events like the withdrawal\u2062 from Afghanistan and the dismissal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">service members<\/a> who chose not to receive the COVID\u200b vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&#8217;s approach emphasizes restoring a &#8220;warrior \u200cethos&#8221; to\u200d the\u2063 military, capturing the interest of \u200bpotential\u200c recruits who may be\u200d inspired by leadership that projects strength and clarity, \u2064especially appealing to conservative\u200d values.This \u200dshift is also evident in recent Army recruitment advertisements that focus on physical prowess and\u200b military rigor, departing from \u200bprevious campaigns that emphasized diversity initiatives. \u200bthe newfound recruitment success under Trump signifies a potential cultural and operational shift within the military.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Tuesday that preliminary recruitment figures for the military show how interest in serving is quickly rising under President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-releases-tragic-news-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> revealed that the Army had its best recruitment totals in 12 years in December 2024, the first full month after Trump was re-elected.<\/p>\n<p>That was followed by the best recruiting numbers in 15 years as of January 2025, the month in which Trump officially took office.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion Hegseth drew is that &ldquo;America&rsquo;s youth want to serve&rdquo; under the bold and strong &ldquo;America First&rdquo; leadership offered by Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: In December 2024, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy?\">@USArmy<\/a> had its best recruiting number in 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2025, the Army hit its best recruiting number in 15 YEARS.<\/p>\n<p>BOTTOM LINE: America&rsquo;s youth want to serve under the bold &amp; strong &ldquo;America First&rdquo; leadership of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1886877495607066798?\">February 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The Army now expects to add 10 more basic training units in April across Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2025\/02\/03\/army-set-dramatically-grow-basic-training-riding-recruiting-high.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Military.com. That puts the Army on track to train 9,600 recruits per year.<\/p>\n<p>All of this is quite the shift from the administration of now-former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon started Biden&rsquo;s term with a disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, a reality that surely did not give young Americans the confidence to put their lives on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Then, for the next few years, conservative and Christian service members hesitant to take the COVID vaccine were booted from the armed forces, all while top brass like Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/demotion-mark-milley-hegseth-rips-away-credentials-security-last-pic-pentagon-may-take-1-star-official-demotion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Milley<\/a> espoused the tenets of critical race theory to the public.<\/p>\n<p>But the new leadership indeed seems to be inspiring confidence.<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump&rsquo;s first actions in office was to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-comes-8000-service-members-kicked-military-refusing-covid-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offer<\/a> full rank and back pay for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-highlights-from-trump-inauguration-address\/\" title=\"7 Highlights From Trump Inauguration Address\">service members kicked<\/a> out for refusing the COVID vaccine if they choose to resume their military careers.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond those sorts of moves, Trump himself has projected strength and aggression in a way that Biden never could, even in the latter&rsquo;s best years of serving as a career politician.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth, a combat veteran, may have the same effect in the minds of potential recruits.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike his predecessor, now-former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Hegseth speaks frequently and frankly about restoring a warrior ethos to the armed services.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that he is relatively young, is in good physical shape, and is a devoted conservative Christian whose body is covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crazy-twist-hegseth-haters-humiliated-jimmy-carters-funeral-proves-not-extremist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tattoos<\/a> to match his convictions cannot hurt his reputation among the core demographics who traditionally sign up for military service.<\/p>\n<p>Such changes have already started to work into the military&rsquo;s public image.<\/p>\n<p>One new Army recruitment ad released on Tuesday showed soldiers completing rigorous exercises, firing weapons, and operating heavy machinery, which is quite the pivot from the woke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/army-uses-transgender-soldier-rachel-promote-diversity-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recruitment ads <\/a>that were fixtures of the Biden years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our warrior ethos is clear: to fight and win.<\/p>\n<p>Hooah! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kyGBkt4dAV\">pic.twitter.com\/kyGBkt4dAV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Army (@USArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy\/status\/1886777258725023855?\">February 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The bottom line is that leadership matters, especially in a context like the armed forces, where a lack of competent and clear-minded leadership can make the difference between life and death.<\/p>\n<p>Young Americans do not want to risk their lives fighting for transgender pronouns or diversity quotas.<\/p>\n<p>They may, however, risk their lives fighting for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-lays-one-simple-christian-idea-save-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their country<\/a> under leaders who are equally devoted to defending that country.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He noted that the Army achieved its highest recruitment numbers in 12 years in December 2024, following Trump&#8217;s re-election, and recorded its best figures in 15 years by January 2025, when Trump officially took office. Hegseth concluded that &#8220;America&#8217;s youth want to serve&#8221; under Trump&#8217;s assertive &#8220;America First&#8221; leadership. The Army plans to add ten more basic training units by April at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Sill, aiming to train 9,600 recruits annually\u2014a notable change from the previous Biden administration&#8217;s approach. The Pentagon&#8217;s withdrawal from Afghanistan early in Biden\u2019s term likely undermined young Americans&#8217; confidence in military service. Additionally, conservative service members were discharged for refusing the COVID vaccine while top military leaders promoted critical race theory publicly. In contrast, Trump&#8217;s administration appears to be instilling renewed confidence among potential recruits; one of his first actions was to reinstate service members dismissed for vaccine refusal if they wished to return. Hegseth\u2019s straightforward communication about restoring a warrior ethos resonates with potential recruits and contrasts sharply with former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s approach. His youthful image as a fit conservative Christian with tattoos may also appeal to traditional military demographics. Recent Army recruitment ads emphasize rigorous training and combat readiness rather than the progressive themes seen during Biden\u2019s tenure, reinforcing a clear warrior ethos focused on winning battles\u2014an important factor for young Americans considering military service who seek strong leadership dedicated to defending their country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2398938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-saluting-troops.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49824,8280,3780,14618,3918],"class_list":["post-2398937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-army-recruiting","tag-december","tag-january","tag-potus","tag-records"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-saluting-troops.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398937"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398941,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398937\/revisions\/2398941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}