Defense Primer: Active Duty Enlisted Recruiting

Abstract

The Constitution provides Congress with broad powers over the Armed Forces, including the power To raise and support Armies and To provide and maintain a Navy. In the exercise of this authority, Congress has historically shown great interest in military recruiting, which is critical to maintaining a fully manned and capable military workforce. Congress exercises a powerful influence on recruiting through its establishment of personnel end strength levels for the Active Components and Reserve Components. Higher end-strengths generally require a greater number of new recruits, higher rates of retention among current servicemembers, or some combination of the two. Through its oversight powers, Congress monitors the performance of the executive branch in managing the size and quality of the military workforce.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 2021
Accession Number
AD1169913

Entities

People

  • Lawrence Kapp

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Marine Corps
  • Market Research
  • Personnel Management
  • President (United States)
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Naval Personnel Management