Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As concerns mount about a military recruitment “crisis,” this Quincy Institute panel asks what is actually changing and what may be misunderstood about who serves and why. The discussion explores whether today’s young Americans are motivated by the same mix of duty, adventure, economic opportunity, and camaraderie as previous generations, and how the U.S. military should adapt to sustain the all-volunteer force.
Panelists included:
– Bishop Garrison, former senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Human Capital during the Biden Administration
– Yvette Bourcicot, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs from 2022-25
– Jeremy Thompson, former All Source intelligence analyst with the 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
– Adam Weinstein (Moderator), director of QI’s Veterans in Foreign Policy Initiative
As concerns mount about a military recruitment “crisis,” this Quincy Institute panel asks what is actually changing and what may be misunderstood about who serves and why. The discussion explores whether today’s young Americans are motivated by the same mix of duty, adventure, economic opportunity, and camaraderie as previous generations, and how the U.S. military should adapt to sustain the all-volunteer force.
Panelists included:
– Bishop Garrison, former senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Human Capital during the Biden Administration
– Yvette Bourcicot, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs from 2022-25
– Jeremy Thompson, former All Source intelligence analyst with the 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
– Adam Weinstein (Moderator), director of QI’s Veterans in Foreign Policy Initiative
