President Donald Trump promised to make America Great Again, and the latest military recruitment numbers show he’s doing just that with levels not seen in more than a decade.
In an article from the Department of War, it revealed that under Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s leadership, fiscal year 2025 “active-duty recruitment accession goals” have been exceeded across all five services. Goals for most of the reserve units were also met, with the Army Reserve at 75 percent of its mission.
“'In 2025, the department exceeded our annual active-duty recruitment accession goals across all five services,' the Undersecretary of War for Personnel and Readiness Anthony J. Tata said Monday.”https://t.co/PHpyZeoIDJ
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) December 23, 2025
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"Since November 2024, our military has seen its highest recruiting percentage of mission achieved in more than 15 years," Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said.
"In 2025, the department exceeded our annual active-duty recruitment accession goals across all five services. ... Why? Because we have a commander in chief and a secretary of war who are focused on our troops and our mission, and on ensuring that we remain the most lethal fighting force on the planet," Undersecretary of War for Personnel and Readiness Anthony J. Tata said during a speech at a defense forum earlier this month.
"Our nation's young people are responding," he added. “Recruiting is a no-fail mission," Tata said. "We will continue to maintain focus on sustaining our momentum, meeting our targets and securing the warriors we need to achieve peace through strength."
Parnell didn’t beat around the bush and put credit where it was due for the historic numbers.
NEWS: FY25 Sees Best Recruiting Numbers in 15 Years https://t.co/EPGQUJCJQA
— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) December 22, 2025
"If you look at the data from November, from the election of President Trump and then Secretary Hegseth's confirmation thereafter, the numbers that we've seen during that time period have been historic,” the Pentagon spokesperson said.
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The following is the breakdown for each branch from the Department of War.
It reads:
The Army had a goal of 61,000 recruits and attained 62,050, totaling 101.72% of its goal.
The Navy had a goal of 40,600 recruits and attained 44,096, totaling 108.61% of its goal.
The Air Force had a goal of 30,100 recruits and attained 30,166, totaling 100.22% of its goal.
The Space Force had a goal of 796 recruits and attained 819, totaling 102.89% of its goal.
The Marine Corps had a goal of 26,600 recruits and attained 26,600, totaling 100% of its goal.
Tata pointed out that this isn’t just some fluke and that already recruiting for fiscal year 2026, which began October 1, is off to a great start, with the department “on track to once again meet our recruiting mission."
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