Photo courtesy of SOFREP After years of catastrophic recruitment failures under the Biden administration’s “woke” military policies, enlistment is soaring under President Trump. By scrapping DEI programs and restoring traditional masculine ideals, the Pentagon has sparked the biggest recruiting rebound in over a decade. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have returned the armed forces to their core mission, warfighting, and young Americans are responding. The Army exceeded its fiscal 2025 goal of 61,000 soldiers four months ahead of schedule. January marked its best recruiting month in 15 years, with 346 soldiers enlisting daily. Across all branches, recruitment jumped 12.5% from 2023 to 2024, totaling 225,000 new enlistees. By mid-2025, the Army had reached 85% of its goal, up from 64% at the same…
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