Category: army recruitment

Home Ownership Assistance for Australian Defence Forces, Veterans Given a Boost

It will be easier for serving members and veterans of the Australian defence forces to enter the housing market after the federal government passed a multimillion-dollar expansion to the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme. Originally established in 2008 under former Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as a way to help retain serving defence personnel, the scheme’s $46.2…


US Army Secretary Expanding Recruitment to Meet Military Challenges From China and Russia

On Nov. 2, U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth emphasized at a U.S. Army Los Angeles Community Partners meeting that the U.S. military is currently focused on expanding recruitment and strengthening its combative power to meet military challenges from China and Russia. The Epoch Times has permission to publish part of her speech. “For…


John Robson: Gap Between ‘Social Justice Warrior’ and ‘Warrior’ Sums Up Canadian Military’s Recruiting Crisis

Commentary It doesn’t seem so long ago that you could say “social justice” bears the same relationship to “justice” as “social worker” does to “worker,” and warn that integrating female soldiers into front-line combat would devastate military effectiveness. Nowadays such things are taboo. But the Canadian military’s recruiting crisis suggests a lingering gap between “social…


Army Recruitment Up Despite Pandemic, Mandates, Political Concerns

The U.S. Army has managed to exceed its recruitment targets this year despite the pandemic, concerns about politicization, and the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. While the pandemic has forced recruiters from the nation’s largest military branch to adapt, other issues haven’t significantly affected their work—at least not yet, The Epoch Times has learned from interviews with current,…


Army Recruitment Solid Despite Pandemic, Mandates, Political Concerns

The U.S. Army has managed to exceed its recruitment targets this year despite the pandemic, concerns about politicization, and the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. While the pandemic has forced recruiters from the nation’s largest military branch to adapt, other issues haven’t significantly affected their work—at least not yet, The Epoch Times has learned from interviews with current,…