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2026-05-25 10:01:08
[US Military Plans to Continue Expanding in 2027, Having Completed 2026 Recruiting Targets] (1) Pentagon Chief of Staff Hergese said on Saturday that the United States plans to further expand the number of US troops in 2027, and that the US military has fully completed its 2026 recruitment targets. (2) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kane revealed in May that the current number of US troops in service is about 1.8 million; Hergese told graduates at West Point that the number will be even greater after the expansion next year. (3) In response to the recruitment crisis in 2022-2023, the US military had previously raised the upper age limit for Army recruits from 35 to 42 and simplified the recruitment process for those with prior marijuana convictions.
