
FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth talks with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, front left, walks during a tour with soldiers at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, Sept. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - New recruits participate in the Army's future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)