The military is running out of teenagers to recruit — and old-school methods to reach them are failing

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Military recruiting is on the upswing, but many recruiters say it's never been harder to get young people interested in service.

'Burden of command': How a brutal recruiting mission broke some Marines leading the charge

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A captain standing behind marines.

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US Army and Navy stretched the rules to misrepresent the academic qualifications of recruits, the inspector general says

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Recruits prepare to graduate from Army boot camp on Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on Feb. 9th 2020.
Recruits prepare to graduate from Army boot camp on Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on Feb. 9th 2020.

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Military influencers are going viral, and the Pentagon's social media rules aren't keeping up

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Military influencers are taking over social media and building personal brands in a Pentagon policy gray zone.

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Russian soldiers say they dream of conquering Ukrainian cities and moving their families there in haunting recruitment ad

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A man walks past a billboard advertising contract service in the army that reads
A man walks past a billboard advertising contract service in the army that reads "There is such a profession to defend the Fatherland" in Moscow.

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