Why nobody wants to join the Army this year

If he were lazy he wouldn't be running for president again and would instead be growing fat and old and relaxing somewhere hot.

Lol.

 

he played golf most of his presidency, laziest President ever

growing fat and old, Trump is already fat and old

 

Got lots done and was a more effective leader

 

got hardly anything done, Trump was a failure of a President

 

He did just fine as a matter of fact. And was the correct choice in 2020.

 

Trump did not even get Mexico to pay for his wall or his healthcare bill, his two major promises...sad!

Trump did not know the art of the deal

 

You sure you want to talk about the southern border now?

Lol.

You kind of like bouncing from one Biden failure to another, don't ya?

 

nice diversion... Trump failed

 

That might be true of society at large and of course for our policy makers, who so quickly tried to get us into war with Russia, forgetting that we just had our asses kicked, but it's not true of the military community.

 

yeah, the Trump deal with the terrorists probably did not sit well with many that fought in Afghanistan

 

Ignorant comment, but I guess if you have a specialty, revel in it.

 

thanks for warning us about your comment up front

 

OK I had to give a "like" to that! Your "I know you are but what am I" PeeWee style of argumentation is somewhat endearing in it's simplicity.

 

its not just weight though, a high carb\low fat diet affects the mind and body via metabolic issues

 

Can confirm.

Fewer military families recommend joining the service, survey finds

A new survey released on Thursday showed fewer military families recommend joining the service, arguing pay and benefits are not enough to justify the difficulties that come with service.

The 2021 Military Family Support Programming Survey conducted by the Military Family Advisory Network found just 62.9 percent of military and veteran families would recommend joining the military – a significant drop from 74.5 percent in 2019.

My father served, my brother and I served, and my son served. We are one of those families that have made the military a "family business" since the end of the draft era. But I would be hard pressed to recommend the military today if I were asked by a younger relative, or any younger person. Maybe if there were some specific training involved, but in general, no. I can't get past how the Pentagon threw people into a meatgrinder for twenty years, lied about your real situation, then walked away like nothing happened.

 

I am sure those not joining the misery of being a dog face will not miss anything.

 

It looks like a lot is being written about the current recruiting crisis, or maybe I'm just drawn to those articles.

The Recruiting Crisis Has Arrived, Part One

It’s been bad for a long time for the Army. The other services have done better, as they are more selective, have smaller annual cohorts, and generally have a number of things going for them that the Army does not have. The Army, on the other hand, along with the Marines, bore the largest burden of supplying trained and ready units for the Afghanistan, Horn of Africa, Iraq, and Syria campaigns. Oh, and the peacekeeping efforts in Sinai, Bosnia, Kosovo, the Haiti and Pakistan earthquake relief missions, and a slew of other smaller operational deployments like the Southwest Border mission which generally get little to no publicity. Because of those demands, and the expansion of the Army during the 2000s, followed by the drawdown of the Army after 2012, and a literal hogshead full of other factors, recruiting is now *really bad* after the COVID pandemic, the civil unrest associated with the George Floyd murder across the country, and the civil unrest in D.C. during the Presidential exchange of power in January of 2020.



A lot of good points in this one...

No one wants to join the military anymore

The Army, for instance, has met only 40 percent of its enlisted recruitment target for the fiscal year, which for the military services ends on September 30. Those in the Pentagon tasked with attracting candidates have listed reasons they are struggling to meet their mission: lack of eligibility, Covid restrictions putting a damper on outreach, competition from a robust civilian employment market, and a lack of a desire to serve.

...an internal Defense Department survey obtained by NBC showed that of those eligible, only 9 percent had an interest in serving. In the same survey, half of respondents thought they would suffer physical problems if they joined, and 57 percent thought they would suffer emotional or psychological problems. It’s almost like the last twenty years of failed wars and thousands of wounded warriors has made potential recruits reconsider their life choices.

As detailed in Samuel Huntington’s Who Are We?, in 1991, when asked “How proud are you to be an American?” 96 percent said “very proud” or “quite proud.” Recently, Gallup released their similar annual poll, and found that 65 percent were “extremely proud” or “very proud.” Unsurprisingly, national pride was markedly higher among self-identified Republicans, men, those over fifty-five years of age, and those without a college degree. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that the youth won’t sacrifice for something they don’t feel connected to. But if the groups highest in patriotic sentiment aren’t interested in serving in the same numbers as in the past, what else is going on?

Read the whole thing.

 

Actually, the problems in this are many, but it really has nothing to do with "woke politics".

Yes, we get classes to death on such topics. But here is the thing, we don't really care. And I have never heard of somebody wanting to get out because they did not want to hear another such lecture.

As for retention, a lot of this actually dates back about 12 years ago when President Obama started the last major RIF process. And as part of that, the "up and out" requirement for rank compared to years of service was made even harder. This forced a lot of people out, and those standards have never changed.

Not all that long ago, you could retire as a Sergeant. Not anymore, so a lot of those that are in the mid-range are simply getting out because otherwise they will see themselves in at 14-16 years, and not be able to stay in any longer.

And yes, it is getting harder for recruiters to find qualified candidates now, because of basic military requirements.

Be within the height and weight limits.
Have a High School Diploma (or GED and 20 college credit hours)
Clean criminal record
No drug use.

And all of those are major problems, especially the last two. I have talked to recruiters in California and Oregon, and they all say that it is damned near impossible to find people who are actually allowed to join without lying. And as more and more "Red" states pass Legalization laws, expect the military to come increasingly from "Blue" states, because they are going to have more that are eligible to join.

 

This sounds like a pretty good solution to the recruiting crisis...Fat camp!

US Army Plans To Create A Fat Camp For Overweight, Out Of Shape Recruits

The Army announced plans Tuesday to establish a “prep course” for potential recruits who fall below the Army’s minimum academic requirements and exceed weight and body fat percentage caps amidst a historic recruiting crisis.

Created in response to a “precipitous” decline in the number of young recruits who meet the Army’s enlistment requirements, the 90-day Future Soldier Preparatory Course pilot program, which begins in August, will help prospective service members lose weight and improve their academic performance, the Army said in a statement. Only 23% of young Americans are eligible to enlist based on weight and educational metrics, according to the Army.

 

All reasons why there is all that R&D being done on un-manned ground vehicle drones and not just un-manned aircraft and factory robots.

 

Robots are not going to save a country that can't even man a military of a million and a half out of a population of over 330 million.

 

I never said they would , but replacing humans is going on in every job category, including the military. And, that 'population of 330 million' is about two thirds a caused by illegal immigration and it drags down education systems and physical well being with it.

I hardly ever see anybody actually digging ditches by hand any more anywhere, all done by machines even on road work these days. It used yo be called 'reaping what you sow', and all of it is caused by corporate 'management' decisions, and not just govt. bureaucrats. Labor racketeering via 'out-sourcing' also kills off all kinds of skills.