10-14-2022, 07:04 PM
I was on recruiting duty for a while with the Army. Finding qualified kids back then was hard enough. Now?
I'm am being serious. In my area, about 70%-80% of the young people were not qualified. They were too fat, to physically unfit, on too many medications, couldn't pass the entrance exam, or had too many law infractions.
Of the ones who could jump through all the hoops, few were interested. At the time DA did not care and did nothing to assist the problem other than smash down recruiters harder. I worked from 08:00 in the morning to 21:00 at night M-S. Sundays were a "day off" but you usually ended up working anyway. Two of the recruiters at my station committed suicide. Yet no one cared.
The new woke advertising will have no affect. ANTIFA/BLM types are not prone to enlist anyway.
The cost of contractors to perform the roles of military members is fine as long as the tax payers are willing to foot that bill. Pound for pound, a Private in the Army or any branch is your most economical way to defend the nation. A contractor on the other hand is about the most expensive way to go. The tax payer pays twice. They pay Uncle Sam to train them and them pay a contractor 5-10X to hire them after they get out.
But the bill payers in Congress are not concerned about that. They benefit financially from the MIC playing a bigger role.
I'm am being serious. In my area, about 70%-80% of the young people were not qualified. They were too fat, to physically unfit, on too many medications, couldn't pass the entrance exam, or had too many law infractions.
Of the ones who could jump through all the hoops, few were interested. At the time DA did not care and did nothing to assist the problem other than smash down recruiters harder. I worked from 08:00 in the morning to 21:00 at night M-S. Sundays were a "day off" but you usually ended up working anyway. Two of the recruiters at my station committed suicide. Yet no one cared.
The new woke advertising will have no affect. ANTIFA/BLM types are not prone to enlist anyway.
The cost of contractors to perform the roles of military members is fine as long as the tax payers are willing to foot that bill. Pound for pound, a Private in the Army or any branch is your most economical way to defend the nation. A contractor on the other hand is about the most expensive way to go. The tax payer pays twice. They pay Uncle Sam to train them and them pay a contractor 5-10X to hire them after they get out.
But the bill payers in Congress are not concerned about that. They benefit financially from the MIC playing a bigger role.