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Big Navy missed all<\/span> of its recruiting goals for FY 2023.<\/p>\n The target number was 37,700 new sailors yet Navy ended FY 2023 with only 30,236, ~7400 shy.<\/p>\n Regular Navy Officer and reserve personnel goals fared no better. It missed the officer goal by 452, reserve enlisted missed by 2,048 and reserve officer by 773.<\/p>\n By Diana Stancy Correll<\/strong><\/p>\n The Navy said Friday that it will allow those without a high school diploma to enlist as long as they score a 50 or higher on the Armed Forces Qualification Test that all prospects must take, the latest move to boost recruitment in the face of an historic recruiting crisis reverberating across the services.<\/p>\n Those without a General Educational Development, or GED, credential will also be able to enlist, as long as they hit that test score threshold, according to the Chief of Naval Personnel\u2019s office.<\/p>\n Federal law allows the military to recruit such applicants, and the Navy last allowed those without a diploma to enlist in 2000, according to CNP officials.<\/p>\n To date, the Navy is the only military branch currently seeking to recruit those without a high school diploma or GED as it works to expand the number of eligible candidates to join the service amid an historically challenging recruiting environment.<\/p>\n The Navy said the policy change does not mean the service is lowering its standards…<\/p><\/blockquote>\nNavy to allow those without high school diploma or GED to enlist<\/h3>\n