On January 30th, Arnold Punaro, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense and Scowcroft Center Advisory Council member, was mentioned in a 1945 article titled “The U.S. Military’s Recruiting Crisis: Can the All-Volunteer Force Survive?” The article cites Punaro’s 2023 New Atlanticist piece, “The draft ended fifty years ago. Can the all-volunteer force survive another fifty?” as the best study of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF), providing an in-depth analysis of the conditions that led to its creation and a financial assessment of what is required to uphold it.
Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.
