How to Overcome the Military Recruitment and Retention Crisis

December 2022

Past Event

How to Overcome the Military Recruitment and Retention Crisis

Past Event

Online Only

December 01, 2022

Marines with Mike Company confirm their oath of enlistment at their Eagle, Globe, and Anchor ceremony on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, on December 4, 2021. (US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Hageali)

December 2022

Past Event

Speakers:

Congressman Mike Waltz

Ranking Member, US House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness

LTG (R) Thomas Spoehr

Director, Center for National Defense, Heritage Foundation

Moderator:

Our military faces its most serious recruitment and retention crisis since the end of the Vietnam War. In fact, the Army ended the last fiscal year failing to meet its recruitment goal by 25 percent, falling nearly 15,000 soldiers short. If recruitment continues on this downward trajectory, our country’s overall standard of military readiness could face a bleak future.

Please join our nation’s leading US military readiness experts at Hudson Institute for a panel discussion on the causes of and potential solutions for this once-in-a-generation crisis.

July 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Designating the Polisario Front: A Conversation with Rep. Joe Wilson

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Congressman Joe Wilson

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) speaks during a news conference hosted by members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus at the Capitol on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

July 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Designating the Polisario Front: A Conversation with Rep. Joe Wilson

Michael Doran, director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, will host Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) for a discussion on the strategic benefits of designating the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Congressman Joe Wilson

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Virtual Event | Invite Only

Israel’s Economic Resilience after October 7: Navigating War and Strategic Pressures

Featured Speakers:

Noach Hacker

Michael Doran

July 2025

Virtual Event | Invite Only

Israel’s Economic Resilience after October 7: Navigating War and Strategic Pressures

Noach Hacker, Israel’s minister of economic affairs, will join Hudson’s Michael Doran for a discussion on how Israel has fortified its economic foundations for moments of extreme crisis.

Featured Speakers:

Noach Hacker

Michael Doran

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July 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Han Kuang Exercise and the Taiwanese Military’s Road to Readiness

Featured Speakers:

RADM Mark Montgomery

Brent Sadler

Bryan Clark

Moderator:

Riley Walters

July 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Han Kuang Exercise and the Taiwanese Military’s Road to Readiness

Hudson’s Riley Walters will discuss what to look for during these exercises and what more Taiwan can do to strengthen its defense posture with a panel of military experts.

Featured Speakers:

RADM Mark Montgomery

Brent Sadler

Bryan Clark

Moderator:

Riley Walters

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July 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Politics, Loyalty, and Survival: A Conversation with Salena Zito

Featured Speakers:

Salena Zito

Paul Sracic

July 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Politics, Loyalty, and Survival: A Conversation with Salena Zito

Journalist and author Salena Zito will join Hudson's Paul Sracic to discuss her new book Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland, releasing July 8.