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Based on what?
Hell no. For a young person from a humble family it doesn't get much better than the military. Decent pay with no rent. Food is covered. Free healthcare and college. It's a steal. Versus what? 16 dollars an hour at Walmart with a rent bill and no healthcare?Recruiting would not be hurting because of good paying civilian jobs would it?
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We still have the best soldiers. We're just having a recruitment issue.Reality.
I'd put the odds at about 99.9%.Are you just making shit up?
Traditionally, military recruiting increases when the unemployment rate is high.Hell no. For a young person from a humble family it doesn't get much better than the military. Decent pay with no rent. Food is covered. Free healthcare and college. It's a steal. Versus what? 16 dollars an hour at Walmart with a rent bill and no healthcare?
The military is hurting for exactly the reasons mentioned by other people. Their image has taken a huge hit in the last decade. A big chunk of recruits come from those traditional homes that don't appreciate seeing male admirals walking around in heels.
There is no single answer for everyoneRecruiting would not be hurting because of good paying civilian jobs would it?
We shoulda stuck with don't ask don't tell.There is no single answer for everyone
But woke is certainly a factor
I have seen no data on reduction of any of those
If anything, our military is more lethal than ever
Are you just making shit up?
That we haven't won a war since 1945.OK
Based on what?
That we haven't won a war since 1945.
Iraq is a good example. So is Afghanistan. We fight with no particular victory in mind. Then we leave.Iraq?
See how quickly our forces overwhelmed Iraq?
Compare the lethality and efficiency of our forces to the Russians in Ukraine
On the battlefield we have won every warIraq?
See how quickly our forces overwhelmed Iraq?
Compare the lethality and efficiency of our forces to the Russians in Ukraine
Problem is there is a political aspect to every war that can’t be solved with brute strengthOn the battlefield we have won every war
But the politicians have made very bad decisions that squandered what our men won in combat
No argument thereProblem is there is a political aspect to every war that can’t be solved with brute strength
Problem is there is a political aspect to every war that can’t be solved with brute strength
The army will not be respected again until Secy. of Defense Austin and Gen. Mark Milley are relieved of duty and drummed out of the service
We still have the best soldiers. We're just having a recruitment issue.
