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Another ‘first’ for the Army during recruiting push
July 13, 2020 — The U.S. Army has accomplished a lot of ‘firsts’ in its storied history, and its most recent virtual recruiting campaign referred to as “Army National Hiring Days” is another example of ingenuity and adaption to overcoming modern obstacles. The obstacle this time? A pandemic that stymied traditional recruiting methods, which put the Army behind the pace of reaching its end-strength goal for the year of 485,000 Soldiers... MORE

Screen shot of the Army National Hiring Days website that was created to interact with people immediately who were interested in joining the Army during the virtual hiring event June 30 - July 2. (David Overson)

MEDCoE hosts Soldier forum to promote Army National Hiring Days
July 1, 2020 — The U.S. Army kicked off its first nationwide virtual hiring campaign June 30 with a goal of recruiting 10,000 new Soldiers during a three-day period to serve in 150 different occupations... MORE

Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commander, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, speaks to AIT Soldiers during the MEDCoE Army National Hiring Days Soldier Forum June 26

All Army personnel, veterans asked to be recruiters next week
June 26, 2020 — The Army’s top recruiting officer has requested every person affiliated with the Army, including veterans, to be an active recruiter next week, as part of a three-day virtual hiring event that aims to put 10,000 more recruits in boots. The Army National Hiring Days, which kick off June 30, is an all-Army outreach effort to tap into recruiting pools across the country using virtual engagements... MORE