Redstone Arsenal On Corona

Redstone Arsenal Virtual Hiring Process

The army is changing it's recruiting tactics because of the coronavirus.

Starting next week they'll kick off virtual national hiring days.

Waay31s sierra phillips joins us live in huntsville.

Sierra, how many new soldiers is the army hoping to recruit?

The goal is ten-thousand from june 30th to july 2nd.

The plan is to use social media and their website to get the word out.

Part of the effort is to encourage veterans and their family members to tell their army story--- right now, the focus is to recruit soldiers ages ages seventeen to twenty five.

Newly commissioned second lieutenant emma waldron fits the bill.

After training, she'll head to germany for 3 years.

Her mother is a veteran and now serves as an attorney advisor for the army emma says she's excited for the next step.

"there are so many different career fields that you can pursue, you know, you heard the figure earlier 150 different career fields that the army has to offer and if you're not sure entirely what you want to do with your life the army is a wonderful place to start."

This is the first time the army is using virtual recruiting in a unified effort across the country.

They made the switch in mid-march because of the coronavirus.

At 6:30, we'll here from staff sergeant craig pruden about national hiring days and how the coronavirus is impacting redstone arsenal.

Reporting live in huntsville sierra phillips waay31 news.