Thomas W. Spoehr

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr is the director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense.

Our military recruitment crisis robs today's young adults of these life changing opportunities

OPINION June 12, 2023

Our military recruitment crisis robs today's young adults of these life changing opportunities

Biden’s Pentagon can’t recruit new soldiers and that threatens us all. Failure also limits career opportunities for young people to build wealth and pay for college.

Defense bill not perfect, but should result in stronger, more effective US military

OPINION December 19, 2022

Defense bill not perfect, but should result in stronger, more effective US military

The foremost achievement of the bill, passed by both chambers of Congress, is a higher top line for defense spending: $858 billion for military and national security programs