https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/26/why-the-us-military-faces-a-growing-recruiting-crisis.html
“Of all the military branches, the U.S. Army is running into the most difficulty this fiscal year in bringing in recruits.
“Right now, the Army has only reached about 52 percent of its recruiting goal for the current fiscal year, which ends later this month. ”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/sep/28/military-recruiting-is-a-national-security-crisis/
”Our military’s recruiting efforts have clearly reached crisis mode. All our services are facing challenges in meeting their goals. The services combined needed to recruit about 150,000 new recruits this year across its six services. That goal will not be met, coming up 15% short. The Army is clearly facing the most severe problem, as it has met only about 60% of its target.“