"Overall, 10 Marines who recruited in the region between 2018 and 2024 told Business Insider they faced a desperate struggle to hit their quotas of signing up two new recruits each month. Five admitted to taking shortcuts or falsifying records. The others said they knew fraud was happening within recruiting ranks. In 2021, all the leaders in one recruiting hub were relieved for fraud, or for failing to catch it, sources told Business Insider."
"Fraudulent enlistment, or "fraud," involves false claims in the recruiting process by a recruit or recruiter. It can include hiding the truth, forging a missing signature, fabricating official documents, or bypassing waivers. These shortcuts can help recruiters avoid delays that could stop them from meeting their goals. But they carry risks: They can derail a recruit's career or jeopardize their health, and for recruiters, falsifying records is a violation of military law."
A 2023 Marine Corps investigation in one Rust Belt area found widespread rule-breaking, including fabricated police records and fake medical notes. Recruiters in that region faced intense pressure to meet monthly enlistment quotas, commonly two new recruits per month. Some recruiters fabricated documents, forged doctors' notes, and used electronic templates to create fake diplomas and signatures. Between 2018 and 2024, ten recruiters described a desperate struggle to meet quotas; five admitted to falsifying records, while others knew fraud was occurring. Fraudulent enlistment includes hiding the truth, forging signatures, fabricating documents, or bypassing waivers. Those shortcuts can jeopardize recruits' health and careers and violate military law.
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