{"id":2442751,"date":"2025-06-04T11:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:17:00","slug":"u-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Army Hits 2025 Recruiting Goals Four Months Early"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fu-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early%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=2442751&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>The article discusses the U.S. Army&#8217;s achievement of meeting its 2025 recruiting goals four months early, as announced by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. This milestone, reported in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, marks the first time in over a decade the Army has met its goals by early June. Driscoll emphasized the importance of prioritizing soldiers and the Army&#8217;s mission, hoping more Americans will choose to serve. The article also highlights the struggles faced by the Army under the Biden governance in meeting recruitment targets, attributing some challenges to the focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. It mentions the renewed emphasis on a strong &#8220;warrior ethos&#8221; under the current administration, led by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rolls-out-plan-to-rip-the-woke-out-of-americas-armed-forces\/\" title=\"DeSantis unveils strategy to eliminate woke culture from US ....\">restore military standards<\/a> and cohesion. the article presents a mix of optimism about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-school-year-must-be-a-return-to-normalcy\/\" title=\"This School Year Must Be A Return To Normalcy\">meeting recruitment goals<\/a> and criticism of past administration policies.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:U_S_Army_Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army_visits_10th_AAMDC_2025_(8856740).jpg\">Jacob Kohrs\/U.S. Army\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/04\/u-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=U.S.%20Army%20Hits%202025%20Recruiting%20Goals%20Four%20Months%20Early&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/04\/u-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=U.S.%20Army%20Hits%202025%20Recruiting%20Goals%20Four%20Months%20Early&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/04\/u-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/04\/u-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=U.S.%20Army%20Hits%202025%20Recruiting%20Goals%20Four%20Months%20Early&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/04\/u-s-army-hits-2025-recruiting-goals-four-months-early\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Army hit its 2025 recruiting goals four months ahead of schedule, the branch&rsquo;s secretary announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The news was revealed in a Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-army-meets-its-recruitment-goals-four-months-early-dan-driscoll-trump-administration-d5d92fa4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed<\/a> authored by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who described the branch meeting its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >2025 fiscal year goal<\/a> of 61,000 new recruits as &ldquo;personal.&rdquo; The achievement marks the first time in more than a decade that the service &ldquo;met its recruiting goal in the first week of June,&rdquo; according to the left-wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/branches\/army\/2025-06-03\/army-recruiting-enlistment-18002505.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stars and Stripes<\/a>, citing a Driscoll spokesman. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1911307225\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;From the White House and Congress to the Pentagon, our soldiers are a priority. This is only the beginning. As more Americans learn about the Army&rsquo;s mission and legacy, I hope more will choose to serve,&rdquo; Driscoll wrote. &ldquo;The Army shaped me into the man I am today&mdash;and I know it will shape them, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As indicated by Driscoll, the Army and the military writ large regularly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/27\/americas-military-cant-endure-another-four-years-of-democrat-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struggled<\/a> to meet their recruiting targets under the Biden administration. <\/p>\n<p>Under the stewardship of then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the Pentagon made advancing <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">racist DEI ideology<\/a> a top priority. Military specialists and veterans&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/23\/how-trump-can-restore-integrity-and-lethality-to-americas-declining-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have<\/a>&nbsp;long <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/03\/report-the-militarys-obsession-with-dei-politics-is-hampering-its-readiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">argued<\/a>&nbsp;that implementation of such radical policies hampers the force&rsquo;s overall cohesion and readiness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/12\/white-men-dont-want-to-join-an-army-that-tells-them-they-arent-wanted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White Men Don&rsquo;t Want To Join An Army That Tells Them They Aren&rsquo;t Wanted<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since returning to office, President Donald Trump, alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has focused on revitalizing a strong &ldquo;warrior ethos&rdquo; at the Defense Department. This has included actions to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/28\/trump-signs-orders-restoring-integrity-and-lethality-to-americas-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gut DEI <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/09\/after-scotus-victory-pentagon-resumes-process-of-removing-trans-identifying-troops-from-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trans insanity<\/a> from the service, restore <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/31\/hegseth-signs-memo-ordering-return-to-sex-neutral-standards-in-the-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">key sex and fitness standards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/24\/hegseth-orders-additional-guidance-to-reenlist-troops-booted-over-bidens-unlawful-covid-shot-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reenlist<\/a> troops booted over the Biden-era Covid shot mandate, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/22\/trump-ousts-leftist-joint-chiefs-of-staff-chair-other-dei-pushing-military-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[F]rom day one at the Department of Defense, our overriding objectives have been clear: restore the warrior ethos, rebuild our military and reestablish deterrence,&rdquo; Hegseth said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Transcripts\/Transcript\/Article\/4176603\/secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-delivers-keynote-address-at-special-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speech<\/a> last month. &ldquo;Everything starts and ends with warriors, from training to the battlefield. We are leaving wokeness and weakness behind. No more pronouns. No more climate change obsession. No more emergency vaccine mandates. No more dudes in dresses, we&rsquo;re done with that sh-t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a Tuesday tweet, the defense secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecDef\/status\/1929982456414789880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> the Army hitting its 2025 recruiting targets &ldquo;outstanding,&rdquo; while Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SeanParnellATSD\/status\/1929966556554883229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teased<\/a>, &ldquo;The best is yet to come!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other branches of the armed forces also appear to be on track to hit their FY2025 recruiting goals, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/21\/trump-kickstarts-military-revitalization-with-new-6th-generation-fighter-jet-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">past statements<\/a> by military officials.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. 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