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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2025 · 45 MIN

The U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis

from At The Boundary · host Global and National Security Institute

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! Military recruitment and retention are at a critical crossroads. Almost 80% of young Americans ineligible for service without some sort of medical waiver, and new recruitment pools are beginning to shrink. This episode brings in two experts to examine the urgent need for policy reform, leadership stability, and military family support. Listen in to how they explore eligibility standards and comprehensive family support programs to assist in strengthening America’s armed forces.Subscribe to stay up to date on global issues!Links from the episode:•  GNSI's "The Russia-Ukraine War: Lessons for Future Conflicts" Summit•  Dr. Guido Rossi’s article about the military recruiting crisis GNSI on X GNSI on LinkedinGNSI on YouTubeAt the Boundary  from the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida,  features global and national security issues we’ve found to be insightful, intriguing, fascinating, maybe controversial, but overall just worth talking about.A "boundary" is a place, either literal or figurative, where two forces exist in close proximity to each other. Sometimes that boundary is in a state of harmony. More often than not, that boundary has a bit of chaos baked in. The Global and National Security Institute will live on the boundary of security policy and technology and that's where this podcast will focus. The mission of GNSI is to provide actionable solutions to 21st-century security challenges for decision-makers at the local, state, national and global levels. We hope you enjoy At the Boundary.Look for our other publications and products on our website publications page.

Text the ATB Team! We'd love to hear from you! Military recruitment and retention are at a critical crossroads. Almost 80% of young Americans ineligible for service without some sort of medical waiver, and new recruitment pools are beginning to shrink. This episode brings in two experts to examine the urgent need for policy reform, leadership stability, and military family support. Listen in to how they explore eligibility standards and comprehensive family support programs to assist in stre...

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