Armed Forces Day, 2025

Proclamation 10941 of May 16, 2025

Armed Forces Day, 2025

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

On Armed Forces Day, we pause to honor the men and
women of America's Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
Coast Guard, and Space Force. Every day, throughout our
homeland and in far-flung regions of the world, our
fighting forces valiantly safeguard our liberty, defend
our border, and support global stability through
humanitarian missions and disaster relief operations.
In America's legacy of awe-inspiring heroes, they are
without equal.

As Commander in Chief, my highest responsibility is to
ensure our all-volunteer military, 2.1 million-strong,
is the world's most lethal fighting force. I have taken
bold steps to prioritize military excellence and
readiness across every branch of service, ensuring that
all active duty, National Guard, and Reserve members
who wear our Nation's uniform are prepared to deploy,
fight, and win against any adversary in any domain.
America's military will soon be stronger and more
powerful than ever before. Since November, enlistment
numbers for every branch of the Armed Forces have
surged--recruitment is now the highest it has been in
30 years.

On Armed Forces Day, we celebrate those for whom
patriotism is not a passive, lofty ideal, but a way of
life that is measured by the unyielding commitment to
serve this Nation with valor, vigilance, integrity, and
devotion to duty. It is worthy not only of a day of
recognition but also a lifetime of respect from a
grateful Nation. The First Lady joins me in saluting
our service members--on land, at sea, and in air and
space--along with their devoted families, who share in
this legacy of service and sacrifice.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America and Commander in Chief of the
Armed Forces of the United States, continuing the
tradition of my predecessors in office, do hereby
proclaim the third Saturday of each May as Armed Forces
Day. I invite the Governors of the States and
Territories and other areas subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States to provide for the observance of
Armed Forces Day within their jurisdiction in an
appropriate manner designed to increase public
understanding and appreciation of our Armed Forces. I
call upon all Americans to display the flag of the
United States at their homes and businesses on Armed
Forces Day, and I urge citizens to learn more about
military service by attending and participating in the
local observances of the day.

Proclamation 10762 of May 17, 2024, is hereby
superseded.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.