Department of War ✔: Under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, military recruitment
Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post on Truth Social. Text visible in the screenshot: Department of War ✔ (@DeptofWar): Under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, military recruitment is surging to historic levels. The War Department is.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post on Truth Social.
Text visible in the screenshot: Department of War ✔ (@DeptofWar): Under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, military recruitment is surging to historic levels.
Pete Hegseth serves as the U.S. Secretary of Defense under Donald J. Trump. Hegseth has credited Trump’s leadership for a historic turnaround in military recruitment, which reached a 15-year high. By mid-2026, all five active-duty branches of the U.S. military had met their annual recruiting goals months ahead of schedule.
Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post on Truth Social.
A social media post from the Department of War shows claims of surging military recruitment at WASHINGTON D.C. on 10/26/2026.
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Text visible in the screenshot: Department of War ✔ (@DeptofWar): Under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, military recruitment is surging to historic levels. The War Department is exceeding recruitment goals and rebuilding America’s fighting force.
Video transcript Raise your right hand and repeat after me. I state your full name. Do solemnly swear. Military recruiting has reached its highest level in decades. There’s been a recruiting rebound. All five branches already exceeding their recruitment goals for the year. The U.S. Navy reaches its recruiting goal for fiscal year 2026. Domestic and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. I want to join the United States. The President of the United States appointed over me. We’re setting every record every month for recruitment. And the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The recruitment numbers are through the roof. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations.
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