Taking care of our veterans In 2024 our U.S. Military has the smallest active force since before WWII in 1940. The military services missed their recruiting goals by 41,000 in 2023. In the 40 years between 1980 and 2020 there was a 58 percent decline in enlistments and a 73 percent decline in applicants. Presently only 23 percent of Americans between the ages of 17 and 24 even qualify, either…