Army's Top Enlisted Leader Warns of Enormous Strain on Soldiers.
The US Army is facing an "enormous strain" due to a breakneck operational tempo and a recruiting crisis, according to Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston. Despite the end of America's longest war, soldiers are being asked to do more with less, and the Army missed its target recruiting goal for the second year in a row. Soldiers continue to deploy regularly for missions abroad and at home, including COVID response and support at the US-Mexico border. The high operational tempo and shrinking size of the force are a "huge concern" for the Army's top enlisted leader.