U.S. Army Recruiting News

Soldiers with the Sensor Management Cell assigned to the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, perform a tactical beach road march on Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, Hawaii, on March 27, 2018. The weeklong competition tested the Soldiers during individual and team competitive events. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)

March 22, 2022

U.S. Army adds Hawaii, Germany as guaranteed duty station choices for new recruits

FORT KNOX, Ky — The. U.S. Army has added Hawaii and Germany to the list of guaranteed assignment locations for 16 different occupations.

Staff Sgt. Jamie Karohn, a psychological operations specialist with the 13th Psychological Operations Battalion, 2nd Psychological Group, United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, covers her sector of fire as a squad leader during react to fire training as part of Exercise Pershing Strike 21 at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 19, 2021. The 13th POB is preparing for an upcoming deployment to AFRICOM. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Iain Jaramillo)

March 21, 2022

U.S. Army offers to pay off student loan debt for new recruits

FORT KNOX, Ky — The U.S. Army offers a special incentive to qualified applicants, guaranteeing up to $65,000 in student loan repayment for previously earned education.

Spc. Kalon Williams, runner-up for the 2019 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition in the junior Soldier category, poses for a portrait at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2019. Winners and runner-ups from the Army Reserve competitions for Best Warrior and Drill Sergeant of the Year have been training on warrior tasks, physical fitness and military knowledge for more than three weeks in Wisconsin to prepare for the next level of their respective competition. The Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition will kick off Aug. 17, 2019, at Camp Bullis, Texas. The Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition will kick off Oct. 4, 2019, at Fort Lee, Virginia. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

March 17, 2022

Army focusing on reconnecting with communities during ‘March to Service’

FORT KNOX, Ky. — U.S. Army Recruiting Command is launching a two-week effort to reconnect with communities across America with its March to Service campaign March 21-31.

Women sitting at a desk with her newborn baby in a car seat, speaking with a man in an army uniform.

March 15, 2022

USAREC outlines measures to increase inclusivity in recruiting

WASHINGTON — While growing up in the south Houston suburb of League City, Texas, Staff Sgt. Rocky Spells attended a high school with few minorities.

March 1, 2022

Army Recruiting: Text messages about a draft are fake

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Fraudulent messages about a purported military draft are once again circulating among members of the public.

People raising right hand completing oath of enlistment.

Feb. 15, 2022

Saturday processing days added by USMEPCOM to support recruiting partners

FORT KNOX, Ky — To further support military recruiting partners meeting current goals, select MEPS will open for processing one Saturday per month, from January through March and in May. On Jan. 22, the command began the first of four Saturday openings at 10 MEPS.

group of young men and women holding up their right hand on a football field.

Jan. 12, 2022

Army offers up to $50k in enlistment incentives

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The U.S. Army is offering its largest bonus ever for new recruits with up to $50,000 available to qualified individuals who sign on for a six-year active-duty enlistment.

Jan. 5, 2022

Kentucky Sergeant Audie Murphy Club volunteers assist in pre-Christmas tornado relief efforts

FORT KNOX, Ky — Fifteen service members from Fort Knox and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, joined forces in western Kentucky during the weekend prior to Christmas to assist with relief efforts following a series of tornados that ravaged Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.

photo of a woman in uniform standing in front of flags.

Aug. 19, 2021

Indianapolis Battalion Soldier killed in motorcycle accident

FORT KNOX, Ky. — An Army guidance counselor for the Indianapolis Military Entrance Processing Station was killed in a motorcycle accident in Knox, Indiana, Aug. 14.

Graphic with the words character, trust, resilience

July 20, 2021

USAREC, support testing for new SHARP training

FORT KNOX, Ky. — U.S. Army Recruiting Command is participating in the pilot program of the revised Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention program, set to launch Army-wide in fiscal 2022.