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The US Army, Navy and Air Force all expect to fall short of their recruiting targets this year. But, despite a super-tight job market, Marine leaders say they will have no problems reaching their recruiting goals.

Summary

KEY POINTS:
  • Selecting top-performing Marines to fill recruiting jobs is key to the Marines’ recruiting success.
  • Marines’ recruiting target for 2024 is more than 33,000.
  • The biggest challenge Marines’ recruiting faces is that many applicants cannot pass the academic entrance test.
READ: ‘The Few, the Proud’ aren’t so few: Marines recruiting surges while other services struggle

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