The Pentagon's push to cleanse online materials of DEI-related content could alienate potential recruits from important demographics, experts tell NPR. Here, a 2016 photo shows cadets at their graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Mike Groll/AP hide caption
Staff Sgt. Joshua Spearman talks to fairgoers at the Army recruitment tent at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn., on August 31. Jenn Ackerman for NPR hide caption
Staff Sgt. Stephen Ahlstrom (left) is an Army recruiter who has been mentoring potential recruits in weight loss to meet his enlistment goals. The work he does with young people such as Robinson (right) is not part of an official military program. Yuki Noguchi/NPR hide caption
New Army recruits take part in a swearing-in ceremony on June 4, 2017, in San Diego. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
The British army unveiled several new posters Thursday as part of its recruitment campaign targeted at 16- to 25-year-olds. Courtesy of the British army hide caption
Immigration lawyer Margaret Stock displays a document sent to U.S. Army enlistee Shu Luo, threatening him with deportation. Courtesy of Margaret Stock hide caption
U.S. soldiers take part in NATO-led military exercises at the military base of Vaziani, outside Tbilisi, Georgia, in August. Shakh Aivazov/AP hide caption