The program offers extra time and training to recruit applicants who aren't quite ready for boot camp. Leadership says standards have not been lowered.
The latest figure is 2.2 percentage points higher than last year’s selection rate, and 4.3 percentage points higher than the recent low of 18.2% in 2021.
The top military court decided in June that service members accused of crimes aren’t entitled to unanimous verdicts, unlike in the civilian legal system.
Master Sgt. Kevin Haunschild, Military Times' 2023 Marine of the Year, controlled air traffic for the largest noncombatant evacuation in military history.