The U. S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade is the center of Army recruiting activities for an area stretching across the great plains to the Rio Grande River. The brigade is tasked with the recruiting mission in all or part of 11 states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin.

The brigade has eight recruiting battalions headquartered in Dallas, Des Moines, Houston, Kansas City, Mo., Oklahoma City, New Orleans, San Antonio and St. Louis. Each battalion is divided into companies and recruiting stations. In addition, the responsibility for recruiting health care professionals falls under t he brigade's Army Medical Department Recruiting Detachment.