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, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, generates ideas and connects stakeholders in the defense ecosystem to promote an enduring military advantage for the United States, its allies, and partners. Our work identifies the defense strategies, capabilities, and resources the United States needs to deter and, if necessary, prevail in future conflict.
