Former Pentagon Chief Warns US Military ‘Struggling’ to Find New Recruits

Former Pentagon Chief Warns US Military ‘Struggling’ to Find New Recruits
U.S. Army soldiers take part in a ceremony on Sept. 11, 2017. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has issued a warning that the U.S. military is “slowly dying” due to poor recruitment, which puts Americans “in danger.”

“The armed services are struggling to meet their recruiting goals like rarely before,” Esper wrote in article published by Fox News on Sept. 19.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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