119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 6381
The GAP for Military Service Act directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study whether the U.S. military could establish a one-year active duty service program to recruit new personnel. The study, due within one year of the bill's passage, would examine which military jobs are suited to this shorter service commitment, the training required, costs to implement the program, and potential obstacles to success. The report will also evaluate how similar short-service programs have worked in other countries and their effects on recruitment, retention, and military readiness. This legislation does not create a new program or allocate specific funding; it only requires a feasibility analysis to inform potential future policy decisions about military recruitment options.