Supporting Service Through Private Donations and Grants
RFH’s mission will be accomplished primarily through the provision of educational grants and scholarships to high character individuals entering identified programs or fields of study and who have a propensity and sincere desire to serve the United States through a career in military, intelligence/state department, or combat medical studies. Financial assistance grants will also be provided to individuals to help pay for military physical and entry exam training courses and instructors. Grants will also be made to educational institutions and nonprofit organizations for programs that encourage or assist individuals who are pursuing careers in the military, intelligence/state department, and combat medical studies.
Expanding Horizons: RFH’s Programs and Partnerships to Promote Service
Over time, in addition to grant-making, RFH seeks to develop and administer programs to further its purpose of encouraging individuals to serve. This would include mentoring programs, speaker series at educational institutions, and funding and assisting in the development of programs and courses at educational institutions, which would provide education and training to individuals. Finally, RFH may also partner with other organizations with a mission similar to its own to support and encourage individuals to serve in the military by partnering with such organizations to fund, develop, and administer programs to further their shared goals.
Recruiting Info/Facts
- Current state is unquestionably the most challenging recruiting environment since the inception of the All-Volunteer Force.
- Only Marine Corps, Space Force, and Marine Corps Reserve achieved their Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 recruiting missions.
- The Military Services collectively missed their FY 2023 recruiting goals across the Active and Reserve Components by approximately 41,000 new recruits.
- Over the past 40 years, Americans’ familiarity with the military decreased as the number of military veterans in the U.S. has dropped from about 8 percent of Americans in 1980 to approximately 7 percent today (late 2023).
- Further complicating recruiting challenges is the low number of youth qualified for military service. Data shows nearly 77 percent of youth between the ages of 17 and 24 are not qualified for military service without some type of waiver.
- Today’s youth market remains largely disinterested and disconnected with the military, resulting in a low propensity to serve.
How Funds Are Used
For 2024, RFH has a fundraising goal of $100,000, which will support $25,000 gifts to The Ohio State University ROTC; Texas A&M ROTC; Valley Forge Military Academy; and Three Rivers Battalion Army ROTC.
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