The Uncertain Future Of The U.s. Military’s All-Volunteer Force

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When Defense Secretary Ash Carter took the reins of the Pentagon in February, he inherited a Pentagon coming out of two prolonged land wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of United States’ all-volunteer military force. It also coincides with one of the worst recruiting years for the U.S. military since 1973. The

A useful example in this regard is the history of U.S. and Soviet attempts to conclude a convention prohibiting the development, production, stockpiling, and use of

With the recruiting rate for the all-volunteer force declining, defense leaders are asking how the military can connect with and motivate the new generation to serve.

All of it leaves Afghan women facing a precarious future, once again, under Taliban rule — and a question of what role, if any, the US has in that future. The US used

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Across Europe, the era of the all-volunteer force (AVF) is ending. Driven primarily by Russian aggression, but also declining youth participation rates, since 2014, many

Alex Wagner, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Katharine Kelley, the U.S. Space Force deputy chief of staff for Human Capital,

Homeless veterans who were evacuated from the grounds of the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center have begun returning to an uncertain future on the

This research brief describes how a 40-year partnership between U.S. policymakers and the research community produced an all-volunteer force that is America’s finest fighting force and one that is broadly representative of

The All-Volunteer Force is necessary reading for policy makers concerned with the use and production of military force, especially those responsible for raising an effective force

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While the American public focuses on bringing U.S. forces home from Iraq and Afghanistan, defense planners in Washington consider what to do with them when they get back. Six years

four strategic concepts emphasize that America’s military must be able to employ the right mix of forces and capabilities to provide the decisive advantage in any operation. The Joint Force O

It’s critical we do so to meet and overcome the five challenges we face today – from China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and terrorism, especially ISIL – and to be flexible and agile in

Future U.S. military strategies and force needs relative to the requirements posed by the Regional Strategy. The most optimistic case, a world of global harmony, would offer tranquil relations

The U.S. military is facing a recruiting crisis, with 77% of young Americans ineligible for service due to obesity and other disqualifications.

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by the draft’s removal. Whether viewed as an instrument of economic and social policy or in terms of its effects on the maintenance of the U.S. defense effort, the draft was a key element of

In mid-2022, problems with the U.S. Armed Forces’ recruiting goals became clear, with all the branches showing signs of stress as “a record low percentage of young Americans [are]

For most of American military history, the U.S. Armed Forces have had some kind of conscription process in place. From the American Revolution against the British to the Vietnam War,

The Evolution of the All-Volunteer Force, up until 1950, the U.S. employed volunteers for all conflicts outside of the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and World Wars I and II.

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The prospect that the U.S. might counter by stationing similar arms in Germany has already reawakened the anti-American, anti-nuclear forces in the Russophile political

The All-Volunteer Force (AVF) is now in its 51 st year and by most measures has been successful, producing a high quality, combat-effective force that has performed superbly across the spectrum of conflict, from the waning

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