#military-recruitment

#military-recruitment

With young people living increasingly online - and with the Army mired in a yearslong recruiting slump - the service launched a trial program less than a year ago with eight vetted troops who already command attention on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. One is a female bodybuilder. Another is a public affairs officer who preaches resilience. Some merge the latest social media trends with military peculiarities.

Thousands of climate activists marched through Manhattan streets this weekend as part of a coordinated global wave of protests demanding urgent environmental change. The demonstration took place on the eve of Climate Week NYC, the world's largest climate event, which runs September 21-28 across all five boroughs of New York City. The timing of these protests underscores growing tensions between grassroots climate activism and institutional climate discussions...Activists are demanding more aggressive action from those with the greatest economic and political power.

Eighty-four college campuses will see changes to their Army ROTC programs, ranging from total closure to merging with a program at a neighboring institution, affecting 115 students.

A suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits at an army recruitment center in Mogadishu, resulting in a tragic loss of at least 10 lives.