OPINION: America's veterans can inspire the next generation to serve
Fox News senior national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has the latest on why the Army is expected to fall short of its 2023 goal on 'America Reports.'Since the first brave Americans took up arms to claim their freedom in the War of Independence, our proud military tradition has sustained our nation and kept us safe. Today, by some accounts, this tradition is in danger of dying out.
this year by significant margins – 15,000 for the Army, 10,000 for the Navy and 3,000 for the Air Force. The Marine Corps is on track to meet its quota, but Marine officials still described a"challenging" recruiting climate. , the"foundational challenge" is"a lack of familiarity with the military.
But as this becomes less and less common, it’s hard to wonder why the percentage of American youth who feel they have something in common with service members is only in the single digits. And we know that exposure to a veteran significantly impacts the likelihood of wanting to serve oneself. In fact, today some 80% of U.S. Army soldiers have a relative who wore the nation’s uniform.
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