The United States military is seeing its biggest recruitment surge in more than a decade, and it’s no mystery why. After years of watching the Biden administration turn our armed forces into a woke Marxist social experiment, President Donald Trump’s bold, unapologetic America First vision is inspiring the country’s young patriots to step up to serve.

The Army in particular is crushing it. As of mid-April, the military’s largest branch had already enlisted more than 51,000 recruits, or roughly 85 percent of its 61,000 recruit target for fiscal year 2025. At this point in 2024, the Army had hit just 64 percent of its goal. For the first time in years, there’s a real groundswell of young people eager to join up. The kids are alright, and they’re answering the call. Here’s why.

First, let’s talk leadership. When Trump won last November, it sent a shockwave through the heartland. Young Americans – especially the working-class and middle-class folks who’ve always been the backbone of our military – saw a Commander-in-Chief who doesn’t bow to the woke mob and exudes the confidence and strength that Americans have always admired.

What liberals fail to understand is that young people don’t join the military for endless diversity seminars or to learn how to use “preferred pronouns.” They’re signing up to fight for the United States of America and test their mettle alongside the toughest men and women in the country.