Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is reportedly considering severing ties with Scouting America, which could mean a consequential break with an organization that has long been closely associated with military service and leadership development. Public data from two prominentmilitary schools, West Point and the Naval Academy, shows that Scouting is common among future officers - more than one in ten cadets and about 10% of midshipmen in recent years have a Scouting background.
Teenagers in the United Kingdom will be offered paid gap years with the armed forces under a new whole of society approach to national defence that aims to increase recruitment among young people, according to reports. The London-based i Paper reported on Friday that the UK's Ministry of Defence hopes the scheme will broaden the appeal of military careers for British youth as tensions with Russia rise across Europe.
The clip opens on a burning 1980s CRT television that flickers to life with the dancing ghost from Fleischer Studios' 1930 cartoon 'Swing You Sinners!' Within seconds, the screen jumps to a dark forest where leaflets fall through the trees, followed by shots of soldiers standing among civilians as the words 'We are everywhere' flash across the frame. The video then appears to rewind to a WWII-era bombing run, showing a plane dropping pamphlets over a crowd below.
With young people living increasingly online - and with the Army mired in a yearslong recruiting slump - the service launched a trial program less than a year ago with eight vetted troops who already command attention on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. One is a female bodybuilder. Another is a public affairs officer who preaches resilience. Some merge the latest social media trends with military peculiarities.
Thousands of climate activists marched through Manhattan streets this weekend as part of a coordinated global wave of protests demanding urgent environmental change. The demonstration took place on the eve of Climate Week NYC, the world's largest climate event, which runs September 21-28 across all five boroughs of New York City. The timing of these protests underscores growing tensions between grassroots climate activism and institutional climate discussions...Activists are demanding more aggressive action from those with the greatest economic and political power.
Eighty-four college campuses will see changes to their Army ROTC programs, ranging from total closure to merging with a program at a neighboring institution, affecting 115 students.
