The latest recruiting numbers from the United States Army have shown a precipitous drop-off in white recruits over the last several years – and among other factors, some insiders are blaming “partisan attacks against the military for its efforts to recruit and support a diverse force.”
According to a report published Wednesday by Military.com, white recruits were down 6% from 2022 to 2023 alone — and had dropped off by double digits since 2018, when just over half (56.4%) of all Army recruits were classified as “white.” In 2023, 44% of all Army recruits were classified as “white.”
In real numbers, there were 44,042 white recruits in 2018 — and that fell to just 25,070 in 2023. Recruiting numbers have decreased overall during that same period, resulting in the Army failing to meet its recruiting goal of 55,000 in 2023 — but non-white demographics have seen increases…
