Army vet faults Democrats for ‘painful’
decline in US military recruits not America’s youth
BizPac Review,
by
Melissa Fine
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
12/25/2023 7:26:16 PM
The U.S. military is facing a recruitment crisis, and one Army vet says it’s the Democrats — not young Americans — who are to blame. As BizPac Review reported, the Pentagon warned Congress last week that America’s fighting force heading into 2024 is the smallest it has been since before World War II
Speaking before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, Ashish Vazirani, the Pentagon’s acting undersecretary for personnel and readiness, revealed that “the All-Volunteer Force faces the greatest challenge since its inception.”
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
jalo1951 12/25/2023 7:57:05 PM (No. 1624162)
Maybe it's because our forces are being lead by panty waisted, whoosie she-men only interested in the use of correct incorrect pronouns, abortions for all the men whom might get pregnant, and CYA duty for FJB. We are pretty pathetic on so many levels as a country right now. Have you ever listened to one of these guys take questions from the press. OMG.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Krause 12/25/2023 8:21:52 PM (No. 1624171)
‘Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to eff things up.’ - Barack Obama
Biden effs up everything. Everything.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Lazyman 12/25/2023 9:55:11 PM (No. 1624188)
If they put civilians in jail for walking around on 1-6 what can they do to you under the Uniform Code of Military Justice? Use the wrong pronouns and do hard labor? The Pacific fleet was found to be corrupt and essentially part of the swamp. Better to stay away from them until the merit system returns.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bighambone 12/25/2023 9:59:12 PM (No. 1624189)
Once Biden and the leftist and socialist Democrats took over the Pentagon and the military services, and declared that the military services had been operating on "White Supremist" ideology, and that they were all about retraining and transforming the military services into an extreme "woke" organization, the recruiting numbers crashed and have stayed crashed. What does that tell you?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
chumley 12/25/2023 10:18:33 PM (No. 1624190)
The military has been in decline since the end of Vietnam, when they started signing onto every social experiment that can be conceived by the college mind. It became less about fighting and winning, and more about kissing the minority de jour's butt. Nowadays its just more obvious. Glad I retired 23 years ago.
Nowadays I recommend to young people going to a trade school.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
kennedylaw 12/25/2023 10:36:17 PM (No. 1624192)
My father, uncles and grandfathers all served in the military (my father and uncles in WWII and my grandfathers in WWI). I graduated from high school during the Jimmy Carter years and never even considered joining the military. Neither did any of my friends. I can't imagine wanting to sign up for the military under Biden either.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Trigger2 12/25/2023 10:42:14 PM (No. 1624196)
Demonrats ARE at fault. They're so stupid with their DEI, CRT, sex changes, abortions, etc.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Strike3 12/25/2023 10:52:42 PM (No. 1624201)
President Xi must laugh every time he reads one of these reports. It will soon reach a point where he feels he can attack with confidence. Sorry Taiwan but you are on your own.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
bamboozle 12/26/2023 12:14:43 AM (No. 1624226)
Sign us to die in some war in a God forsaken corner of the world with no goal and no victory and no discernible purpose? That might be a hard sell.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
bighambone 12/26/2023 12:21:28 AM (No. 1624227)
Unfortunately I just can’t see young Americans rushing enlist in Biden's Armed Forces, if the Red Chinese invade Taiwan in the near future, based upon my experience in the military including the entire year of 1968 on the ground in Vietnam.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 12/26/2023 4:26:41 AM (No. 1624239)
The decay really surfaced during Clinton. "Don't ask, don't tell" was the start and it's gone downhill since. My dad, a 3 war Navy vet, my brother served 2 tours in Vietnam, unvles in the USMC in WWIi and Korea, I did 21 yrs in the USAF and I'll be the first to say don't join.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
mifla 12/26/2023 4:32:40 AM (No. 1624241)
Anyone want to serve under a male admiral wearing a dress?
Anyone want to be sent into war with both hands tied behind their back?
Anyone want to be indoctrinated with leftist nonsense or not get promoted?
Anyone want to stand in line for months for VA healthcare?
Anyone want to have their funeral attended to by bored politicians?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
dbdiva 12/26/2023 7:09:21 AM (No. 1624263)
I agree with every comment above. Unfortunately, the son of a close friend decided to enlist in the Army even though his mom begged him to wait until we have a different President and a return to sanity in the government. I'm worried for him as well; he was raised by conservative parents so he has conservative values himself. I'm sure those values will be targeted and used against him at some point. I'll be praying that he remains safe while defending the country but I never thought I'd have to pray that he remains safe from his own chain of command and the ideology they promote.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
broken01 12/26/2023 9:07:31 AM (No. 1624312)
There was a video online with the US and China Army recruiting videos. It was like day and night. We had a celebration of DIE with the female solider and her two mommies in our video. While China showed men marching and destroying the enemy in combat. You know the things an Army is supposed to do. That's why recruitment is down and will remain so as long as the clueless Affirmative Action hire Llyod the Noid is at the Pentagon and Kumquat-in-Thief is in the WH.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Venturer 12/26/2023 9:38:40 AM (No. 1624337)
When you sign up for the military, unfortunately your term of service will most likely go through the terms of at least 2 Presidents.
Those who signed up under Trump are now under Joe Biden.
Trump wanted a strong military and Biden wants a fairy military.
Is there any wonder why the troops are not staying until retirement?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
RayLRiv 12/26/2023 12:08:58 PM (No. 1624428)
I love my country and will defend its shores if attacked but I'll be darned if I let my children join today's armed services to die for a demented old pedophile.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Hazymac 12/26/2023 4:41:44 PM (No. 1624519)
Trying to turn the military into a feminized and LGBTQ+ -influenced entity has driven away literally millions of would be volunteers who are the "normals" in today's America. The Pentagon and the upper levels of the military--especially those pushed by the Brandon administration are in the wrong places, and should, professionally speaking, be purged. It will take years, at least, to claw back some respect for what was formerly among the most respected institutions in the country, our military. The combined branches of the United States military saved civilization between 1941 and 1945, when everything was riding on the outcome. Could the 2024 military save us again if called upon to do that?
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