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Defense Contracting

A place where Defense Contractors can gather to learn about the business, share information, and find opportunities. There are so few places where defense contractors can gather online, and young people can learn about the business. This forum provides a home for all of us in the industry.

14k subscribers82 posts / mo in Sep 202668 authors / mosince 2014

r/defensecontracting has 14k members. It gets about 82 posts a month from 68 people. Top topics: Federal vs Private Sector Jobs, Unionization Efforts and Federal Workers Issues.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%since May 2026 · +15% in 3 months · +4.2% in 1 month
Oct 202614k
Growing14k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Sep 2014)
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+44%vs Sep 2025 · +27% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202682
BusierPeaked at 92 in Aug 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Federal vs Private Sector Jobs4.5%
  2. Unionization Efforts1.1%
  3. Federal Workers Issues0.8%
  4. Interview Prep0.8%
  5. Gloves & Boxing0.5%

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