Disillusioned military families are discouraging their children from enlisting. That's worsening sharp questions about the country’s military readiness.
Pentagon scrambles to retain the main pipeline for new service members as disillusioned families steer young people away
A recruit climbed a tower during training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C., in 2019.Sky Nisperos’s grandfather came to the U.S. from Mexico, and became an American citizen by serving in the U.S. Navy. Her father, Ernest Nisperos, is an active-duty officer in the Air Force with two decades of service. For years, Sky planned to follow a similar path.
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