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The service landed 5,445 recruits in 2026, its most since 1987. Growth spiked 41% in 2024 but has since slowed to under 5%.

Note: With the exception of “Total Score,” all of the columns in the table above depict the relative rank of that state, where a rank of 1 represents the best conditions for that metric category.