What is behind the US military’s recruitment crisis?

In an UpFront Particular, Marc Lamont Hill examines why the US armed forces are failing to hit their recruitment targets.

The US army is dealing with its best recruitment disaster in 50 years.

Navy leaders say they're struggling to hit their enlistment targets as a result of most potential recruits merely don't meet the army’s eligibility requirements, whereas information reveals that greater than half of younger folks merely don't see a future within the armed forces.

Many attribute this to details about the army’s inner tradition being extra available now, together with experiences of racism and sexual harassment, and fears of an absence of satisfactory care and help for veterans, whereas others argue that the decline in recruitment has extra to do with how younger folks view the army and a shift in private beliefs in terms of struggle.

So what's behind this decline? And are we witnessing a change in Individuals’ relationship to their army?

On UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill places these inquiries to Monisha Rios, US Military veteran and Reality In Recruitment board member; Kaitlynn Considine, US Marine Corps veteran and founding member of Players for Peace; and Richard Brookshire, US Military veteran and co-founder of the Black Veterans Challenge.