During a hearing that was dedicated to the topic, the United States Military admitted on Wednesday that it is having significant difficulties recruiting from Generation Z. The hearing was held by the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Under Secretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo stated that the majority of Generation Z (youth) in today’s society do not understand what it means to serve their country. “Around 75% have very little to no knowledge about the Army, and only 9% have the propensity to serve, which is the lowest it has been in over a decade,” the survey found. “This is the lowest it has been in over a decade.”
Camarillo pointed out that the army only succeeded in recruiting 44,900 new soldiers during the fiscal year 2022, falling short of its target of 60,000. It was unanimously agreed upon by his counterparts in the United States Navy and United States Air Force that recruiting was an ongoing problem.
The officials were unable to identify a single cause and instead pointed to a number of contributing factors instead, including the historically low unemployment rate, the inability to recruit in-person at schools due to the pandemic, declining eligibility due to behavioral issues, and negative perceptions of military service.
According to Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, “We have a real challenge in explaining the value of military service to generation z individuals.” [Citation needed] “And we’re approaching this as an as a multi-year initiative to reintroduce Americans to public service,” the statement continued, “whether that’s uniform service, civilian service, or working in shipyards.”
Recent changes have been made to the way that recruitment is conducted across the entire military.
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