Latest "military end strength" stories

Military services grappling with filling their ranks in budget request

The services are looking to add about 12,000 troops to their ranks this year.

By Meghann Myers

2 months ago

Austin ‘confident’ about meeting recruiting challenges

Austin acknowledged that recruiting is a focus area.

By Meghann Myers

7 months ago

Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands

The Defense Department budget request unveiled Monday asks for Congress to cut about 25,000 positions from the military services.

By Meghann Myers

13 months ago

House panel backs 2.7 percent pay raise for troops in 2022

The pay boost would be slightly lower than what troops saw this year but equal to federal formulas for civilian wage increases.

By Leo Shane III

23 months ago

Pay is up, end strength is down and more from the Pentagon’s latest budget proposal

Smaller services, a healthy pay raise and more from the fiscal year 2022 budget proposal.

By Meghann Myers

24 months ago

New in 2021: What will Biden’s first defense budget look like?

One area of the military budget that could see the biggest change is personnel numbers.

By Leo Shane III

2 years ago

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