Army recruitment down in the US
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We're already down to 1.3 million active-duty military personnel from a high of 3.5 million in 1968.
Cuts?
The only 'cut' was lack of volunteers. And as pointed out in the video, interesting that it started... 17 years after 2001.
there is an overflow of 2SLGBTQQIA+ and minorities. perhaps they could be conscripted.
The nice thing about having Da Troof is you never need to learn or know anything.
Something you and Torchy have in common.
Sigh. The peak military involvement in the Southeast Asia theatre was 500,000 active-duty troops.
BRACS
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)[1][2] is a process[3] by a United States federal government commission[4] to increase the efficiency of the United States Department of Defense by coordinating the realignment and closure of military installations following the end of the Cold War. More than 350 installations have been closed in five BRAC rounds: 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2005. These five BRAC rounds constitute a combined savings of $12 billion annually.[5]
In the latest rounds of base closures that began in 1989, a total of 163 bases nationwide with 119,000 military and civilian personnel have been marked for closure.
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Military Base Closures: The Impact on California Communities | RAND
Would you want your own son or daughter to join?
You raise them from diapers only to get blown away in some shit hole country by some fanatic who has read only one book his entire life?
You raise them from diapers only to get blown away in some shit hole country by some fanatic who has read only one book his entire life?
Who would want to be the recipient of so much ingratitude from the govt after they no longer need you?
There is another reason why military recruitment is dropping in the US and Canada. Woke bullshit. The army isn't supposed to give a fuck about your feelings. They aren't your mommy. The army is there to mold people into highly disciplined, motivated soldiers. Individualism is TOXIC for any military.
If you look at the French Foreign Legion, they are not starved for potential recruits. They are NOT seeing a drop in volunteers wanting to join. ONe of those reasons is tradition. The FFL doesn't give a flying fuck what country you're from, what colour you are, what religion you are or what language your speak. You are in the FFL and you're going to be doing things the FFL way, starting with learning and speaking French. Are you Muslim, Jewish, Sikh or whatever? Tough shit, the FFL prays to their Christian god. Don't like it? Don't join up.
Meanwhile back here in Canada with Captain Pinhead at the helm, we're getting a more touchy-feely military where individualism is allowed to be expressed. Christ, can't wait for the govt to supply them with rainbow flak jackets and Hello Kitty assault rifles.
And speaking of our army, this govt is truly embarrassing. They sent some troops to Latvia for some NATO live fire exercises and war games. But decided to not send them with appropriate helmets or bulletproof vests. Even sadder still was the Danes were there as well. Better equipped than our own guys and what's even more maddening, a lot of their equipment was made in fucking Canada. I mean what the holy fuck? The Danes are better equipped with Canadian equipment than we are. They also have a bigger, more advanced navy than we do as well.
In another incident where Canadians were sent to train Ukrainian troops, the govt forgot to send a kitchen along with them. The soldiers were simply told to buy their own food and they would be quickly reimbursed. Well, after most of them had maxed out their credit cards they still hadn't been reimbursed.
In both instances it was almost like watching Russian soldiers being sent off without proper equipment and supplies. Canadians either had to buy their own or have families send what they needed from home. Sound familiar? But at least our soldiers weren't sent to fight a war. Even still, it's a fucking embarrassment. Just another example in a LONG string of this govt embarrassing Canada for the last 7-1/2 years.
If you look at the French Foreign Legion, they are not starved for potential recruits. They are NOT seeing a drop in volunteers wanting to join. ONe of those reasons is tradition. The FFL doesn't give a flying fuck what country you're from, what colour you are, what religion you are or what language your speak. You are in the FFL and you're going to be doing things the FFL way, starting with learning and speaking French. Are you Muslim, Jewish, Sikh or whatever? Tough shit, the FFL prays to their Christian god. Don't like it? Don't join up.
Meanwhile back here in Canada with Captain Pinhead at the helm, we're getting a more touchy-feely military where individualism is allowed to be expressed. Christ, can't wait for the govt to supply them with rainbow flak jackets and Hello Kitty assault rifles.
And speaking of our army, this govt is truly embarrassing. They sent some troops to Latvia for some NATO live fire exercises and war games. But decided to not send them with appropriate helmets or bulletproof vests. Even sadder still was the Danes were there as well. Better equipped than our own guys and what's even more maddening, a lot of their equipment was made in fucking Canada. I mean what the holy fuck? The Danes are better equipped with Canadian equipment than we are. They also have a bigger, more advanced navy than we do as well.
In another incident where Canadians were sent to train Ukrainian troops, the govt forgot to send a kitchen along with them. The soldiers were simply told to buy their own food and they would be quickly reimbursed. Well, after most of them had maxed out their credit cards they still hadn't been reimbursed.
In both instances it was almost like watching Russian soldiers being sent off without proper equipment and supplies. Canadians either had to buy their own or have families send what they needed from home. Sound familiar? But at least our soldiers weren't sent to fight a war. Even still, it's a fucking embarrassment. Just another example in a LONG string of this govt embarrassing Canada for the last 7-1/2 years.