Army surveys of Americans aged 16 to 28 conducted in 2022 revealed that the top two reasons this cohort wouldn’t consider serving were fear of death and concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Furthermore, most Americans wouldn't encourage young people to join the military.
Most Americans would discourage a young person close to them from enlisting in the military, but a wide majority would encourage them to join as an officer, according to a new Rand Corp. study published this week.
The study found that 54.4% of respondents would dissuade a 17-year-old relative from joining the military as an enlisted service member, though nearly two-thirds of Americans would encourage them to go the officer route, either through a service academy or the Reserve Officer Training Corps, also known as ROTC.
Of course, it doesn't help that 77% of young people can't qualify for the military.
"It's a challenge today and if this trend continues, what we're going to have in the future generations of an all volunteer force -- is no force," says Former South Carolina Secretary of Veterans' Affairs, Will Grimsley.
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According to an organization called Mission: Readiness, 77% of American youth between the ages of 17 and 24 cannot qualify for any branch of military service, but through their physical and cognitive programs, the non-profit is hoping to change that across the country, and here in South Carolina.
But, no, no, it's because of those damned gay people, because Mac is insecure about gay people.
The Army is trying to recover from its worst recruiting year in decades, and officials say those recruiting woes are the result of traditional hurdles.
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Officials said that based on the surveys, young people simply do not see the Army as a safe place or good career path, and believe they would have to put their lives and careers on hold if they enlisted.
Army leaders said very few say they are deterred from enlisting due to “wokeness.” In fact, concerns about discrimination against women and minorities is seen as a bigger issue, along with a more general distrust of the military.
“Wokeness” is a slang term that originally described attentiveness to issues of racial and social justice. Some people and groups, especially conservatives, now use it in a derogatory sense implying what they see as overreactions.
But the Army says that on average, only 5% of the respondents in the surveys listed “wokeness” as an issue, compared with 13% who say they believe that women and minorities will face discrimination and not get the same opportunities.
Army surveys of Americans aged 16 to 28 conducted in 2022 revealed that the top two reasons this cohort wouldn’t consider serving were fear of death and concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Furthermore, most Americans wouldn't encourage young people to join the military.
Most Americans would discourage a young person close to them from enlisting in the military, but a wide majority would encourage them to join as an officer, according to a new Rand Corp. study published this week.
The study found that 54.4% of respondents would dissuade a 17-year-old relative from joining the military as an enlisted service member, though nearly two-thirds of Americans would encourage them to go the officer route, either through a service academy or the Reserve Officer Training Corps, also known as ROTC.
Of course, it doesn't help that 77% of young people can't qualify for the military.
"It's a challenge today and if this trend continues, what we're going to have in the future generations of an all volunteer force -- is no force," says Former South Carolina Secretary of Veterans' Affairs, Will Grimsley.
www.abccolumbia.com
According to an organization called Mission: Readiness, 77% of American youth between the ages of 17 and 24 cannot qualify for any branch of military service, but through their physical and cognitive programs, the non-profit is hoping to change that across the country, and here in South Carolina.
But, no, no, it's because of those damned gay people, because Mac is insecure about gay people.
Why invest a whole year into someone? When I went through, basic training was 8 weeks and AIT was 8 weeks for my MOS. I guess Boot Camp is now up to 10 weeks. Why would the Army invest a whole 52 weeks getting someone up to snuff?
I'll be blunt. When I signed up in 1981. my first thought was "what's in it for me." In my case, it was paying for college. But I had a little talent and stayed longer than that after the college was paid for.
What you call "woke", I call making it welcoming to women and minorities.
The problem is, the white, heterosexual, conservative male isn't signing up because he has the privilege to do other things.
I'll be blunt. When I signed up in 1981. my first thought was "what's in it for me." In my case, it was paying for college. But I had a little talent and stayed longer than that after the college was paid for.
What you call "woke", I call making it welcoming to women and minorities.
The problem is, the white, heterosexual, conservative male isn't signing up because he has the privilege to do other things.
If someone showed up with Klan tattoos in the service, they'd have a talk with that guy.
Same with the homophobic soldier.
A draft isn't going to happen. So do we gear the military to the 30% of the population who are white males who won't ever show up, or the 70% of the population who are female, minority, or LBGTQ who might to gain an experience?
If someone showed up with Klan tattoos in the service, they'd have a talk with that guy.
Same with the homophobic soldier.
A draft isn't going to happen. So do we gear the military to the 30% of the population who are white males who won't ever show up, or the 70% of the population who are female, minority, or LBGTQ who might to gain an experience?
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