Army World War 2 Recruitment

The United States Army downsized after World War I due to isolationist politics sweeping America. The effect of the war's bloodshed and horror, combined with the post-war treaties, directly led to the Second World War only a few years later.

As the Allies fought Hitler and the Japanese invaded China, the U.S. slowly but surely built up its armed forces.

The attack on Pearl Harbor and Germany's declaration of war on the United States precipitated America's entrance into a two-front fight, and the Army suddenly needed many Soldiers quickly.

To answer the call for troops at the beginning of the war and then to replace losses on the front lines as the war continued, the government instituted a draft. New recruits and draftees had to be inducted into the Army, trained, and shipped to war as quickly and efficiently as possible. To help accomplish the task, the Army built dozens of induction centers all over the United States.

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Army World War 2 Recruiting

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