The Marine Toys for Tots of DeKalb County’s Fundraiser and Toy Drive on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17 at Fort Payne Walmart raised $7,351.65 and 1,121 toys and
In uncertain economic times, some of the services are upping their recruiting goals February 2 Navy recruits wash their hands in preparation for chow on board Fort McCoy, an Army training center in western Wisconsin. (MC3 Nikita Custer/Navy) A down economy is notoriously fertile ground for military recruiting, setting up an opportunity for the services to shore up their end strengths while the civilian job market is in crisis. In the wake of massive unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic, recruiters have the opportunity to bring in more high-aptitude recruits, an easier feat when the economy is in a downturn. The Army, Air Force and Marine Corps have all upped their recruiting goals this year, after the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the number of incoming recruits in 2020. The increases coincide with a long-term plan to grow the Army, while the Air Force is overmanned and the Marine Corps is drawing down its manpower.