Each episode of Why It Matters breaks down an issue that is shaping our world’s future. Join host Gabrielle Sierra as she speaks with the leaders and thinkers who are facing these questions head on. Fueled by the minds at the Council on Foreign Relations, Why It Matters brings some of the world’s most compelling stories home to you.
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Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
All current U.S. military personnel have one thing in common: they volunteered. But falling recruitment has raised questions of national security, military readiness, and the health of U.S. society. Can the all-volunteer force handle a changing international security landscape?
Featured Guests:
Max Boot (Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, CFR)
Amy Bushatz (Director and Executive Editor, Military.com)
Colonel Timothy J. MacDonald (U.S. Army Fellow, CFR)
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/army-some-recruiting-trouble-all-volunteer-force