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Senate committee presses Driscoll on recruiting shortfalls, 300-school JROTC waiting list
Summary
Senators pressed nominee Dan Driscoll on Army recruiting challenges, the JROTC waiting list and the Future Soldier training program; Driscoll pledged to review recruiting strategy and work with the committee on JROTC expansion and waiver processes.
At the Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing for Army nominee Dan Driscoll, Chairman Roger Wicker and other senators pressed Driscoll on persistent recruiting shortfalls and a congressional directive to expand Army JROTC units.
Wicker said the Army “has more than 10,000 fewer recruits than it did in 2023” and noted roughly 300 high schools remain on a JROTC waiting list despite statutory direction to expand units. He told the nominee his committee "intends for the statute to be followed" and asked how Driscoll would reduce the backlog.
Driscoll said the issue "requires focus from…
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