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Recruiters achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion.

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Verification of the reported metrics (15-year high in enlisted accessions; 104% average mission completion).

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and senior War Department officials honored the military's top recruiters at the inaugural Recruitment Excellence Forum held at the Pentagon. The event recognized recruitment achievements and was publicized by the Department of Defense on Dec. 18, 2025.
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The statement that recruiters achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion, is unverified. The provided source, an article from the Department of Defense dated December 18, 2025, does not specify the exact number of enlisted accessions or the mission completion rates for each branch. Without access to detailed and current data on enlisted accessions and mission completion rates over the past 15 years, it is impossible to verify the accuracy of this claim. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable.

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:55 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that recruiters achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion, is unverified. The provided source, an article from the Department of Defense dated December 18, 2025, does not specify the exact number of enlisted accessions or the mission completion rates for each branch. Without access to detailed and current data on enlisted accessions and mission completion rates over the past 15 years, it is impossible to verify the accuracy of this claim. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable.
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:44 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that military recruiters achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion, is not directly verifiable with the available sources. While the Department of Defense has reported that all active components met or exceeded their annual enlisted accession goals through July 2025, specific data comparing these figures to the past 15 years is not provided. Therefore, the exact accuracy of the claim cannot be confirmed.
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 06:59 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of Defense announced that all active components achieved their recruitment accession missions by the end of September 2025, with the Army exceeding its goal by 1,050 recruits, the Navy by 3,496, and the Marine Corps by 1,000. (prhome.defense.gov) Additionally, the National Guard surpassed its fiscal year 2025 recruiting goals, enlisting almost 50,000 new members and bringing total end strength to over 433,000. (army.mil) These achievements reflect the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion.
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:50 AMTrue
    The Department of Defense announced that all active components met or exceeded their annual enlisted accession goals for Fiscal Year 2025, with all branches averaging approximately 104% mission completion. This achievement reflects the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years. (prhome.defense.gov)
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:03 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that recruiters achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion, is unverified. The provided source, an article from the Department of Defense dated December 18, 2025, does not specify the exact number of accessions or the mission completion rates for each branch. Without access to detailed and official data on recruitment numbers and mission completion rates over the past 15 years, it is impossible to confirm the accuracy of this claim. Therefore, the statement is unverifiable.
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:20 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that recruiters achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion, is unverified. The provided source, an article from the Department of Defense dated December 18, 2025, does not include specific numerical data or percentages to substantiate this claim. Without access to detailed recruitment statistics from the past 15 years, it is impossible to confirm the accuracy of this statement. Therefore, the claim remains unverifiable.
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:52 AMUnverifiable
    The statement that military recruiters achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion, cannot be verified due to the unavailability of specific data for the year 2025. While the Department of Defense has released recruiting and retention statistics up to September 2025, these reports do not provide a comprehensive comparison over the past 15 years. Therefore, the claim cannot be substantiated with the available information.
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:44 PMUnverifiable
    The Department of Defense's press release from December 18, 2025, highlights that military recruiters achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging approximately 104% of their mission completion rates. However, the specific data supporting this claim is not publicly available in the provided sources, making it impossible to independently verify the exact figures. Therefore, while the statement is plausible, it cannot be conclusively verified based on the available information.
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:42 AMin_progress
    The Department of Defense's 14th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC) indicates that from 2018 to 2023, the average enlisted accession mission was 159,928, with a mission accomplishment rate of 95.2%. (militarypay.defense.gov) However, the specific data for the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years and the average mission completion rate of 104% are not directly available in the provided sources. Therefore, while the claim is plausible, it cannot be fully verified with the current information.
  10. Update · Dec 19, 2025, 07:32 AMcomplete
    The Department of Defense announced that all active components met or exceeded their annual enlisted accession goals for Fiscal Year 2025, with all branches averaging approximately 104% mission completion. (prhome.defense.gov) Additionally, the Army expects to meet its 2025 recruiting goal of 61,000 new enlistees, marking the service’s second consecutive year of hitting targets after years of recruitment struggles. (apnews.com) These achievements indicate that recruiters have achieved the highest number of enlisted accessions in the past 15 years, with all branches averaging roughly 104% mission completion.
  11. Original article · Dec 18, 2025
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