The recruiting crisis in the US military is pretty bad.
The funniest example is 24M$ the national guard spent in 2012 on recruiting at nascar. This generated 24,800 prospective recruits. ~$1000 per interested recruit. Not bad. Of those, 20 were eligible to join. 99.92% unfit for service. Of those 20, all declined to join. There’s no evidence that the 88M$ spent on nascar between 2011-2013 generated a single recruit.
This is part of why the exclusion of trans folks, women and others from the military is such an own goal for the fascists. Any potential recruiting pool that’s closed hastens the decline of our imperial supremacy.
Also if there was a draft they’d have to put me in jail or I’d leg it to canada. This has come up in conversation before and people are like “Erm nuh uh you’d totally go” like no bro you’ll actually die to an IED in something-istan.
Yes, the military is overextended and “undermanned” in critical areas. I know for certain we are short about 2000 pilots and 3500 air traffic controllers in the USAF, but every branch and complex job is hurting for qualified people.
This was actually the first time in about 8 years they made recruiting goals. The only issue is they had an abundance for the lower end jobs and much less for the higher intelect enlisted jobs. I think the one exception is the Marines, they usually make their metrics.
How does a trans person operating in the 80% of the military that isn’t a direct combat role prevent those in direct combat roles from being lethal? Not everyone is the tip of the spear.
We’ll find out. I’ve reported your transphobic comments and they got removed. Only a matter of time before you’re banned. There is a reason every comment you make is downvoted by everyone who reads it, fascists are not welcome here. You won’t last long. In the meantime I won’t have to read your bigoted angry accusations because your ass is getting blocked.
The recruiting crisis in the US military is pretty bad.
The funniest example is 24M$ the national guard spent in 2012 on recruiting at nascar. This generated 24,800 prospective recruits. ~$1000 per interested recruit. Not bad. Of those, 20 were eligible to join. 99.92% unfit for service. Of those 20, all declined to join. There’s no evidence that the 88M$ spent on nascar between 2011-2013 generated a single recruit.
This is part of why the exclusion of trans folks, women and others from the military is such an own goal for the fascists. Any potential recruiting pool that’s closed hastens the decline of our imperial supremacy.
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Also if there was a draft they’d have to put me in jail or I’d leg it to canada. This has come up in conversation before and people are like “Erm nuh uh you’d totally go” like no bro you’ll actually die to an IED in something-istan.
The largest standing military (outside of an active war) in the world has a recruiting crisis?
Yes, the military is overextended and “undermanned” in critical areas. I know for certain we are short about 2000 pilots and 3500 air traffic controllers in the USAF, but every branch and complex job is hurting for qualified people.
I’m sure having a completely unqualified commander in chief and secretary of defense will totally help recruiting…
/s, if it wasn’t obvious
This was actually the first time in about 8 years they made recruiting goals. The only issue is they had an abundance for the lower end jobs and much less for the higher intelect enlisted jobs. I think the one exception is the Marines, they usually make their metrics.
Just wait for the takeover of Tik Tok to happen.
It’ll be 24/7 military recruitment propaganda.
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So true! Are you currently getting help from a mental health professional?
Yep, insults and no arguments, nice.
You want someone to argue with you about transphobia being wrong?
r/conservative and maga.place would be the place for you. Not here.
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How does a trans person operating in the 80% of the military that isn’t a direct combat role prevent those in direct combat roles from being lethal? Not everyone is the tip of the spear.
You just made the same rationale that could applied to any of a host of different reasons people aren’t allowed to join the military, like flat feet.
Joining the military isn’t a right.
Keep it coming. Ban coming soon.
For what exactly?
And why would you want to get someone banned just because you don’t agree with their opinion?
Transphobes aren’t welcome in non-fascist spaces
What argument, I’m agreeing with you.
Nope, you’re just insulting me and pretending not to be.
So how does that make you feel?
I don’t care? It just confirms what I think about the modern left.
And why it’s always comical when I see them thinking the military would support them in some conflict.
Modern left is 1980’s right wing, Overton window shifted and defenestrated true left
Do you have credentials and research data to back your opinion?
20 years active duty military and 5 combat deployments in the Infantry. Good enough?
Gonna be hard to convince anyone you’re not lying with your attitude ITT
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They should be banned from Lemmy. Luckily, they typically are.
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We’ll find out. I’ve reported your transphobic comments and they got removed. Only a matter of time before you’re banned. There is a reason every comment you make is downvoted by everyone who reads it, fascists are not welcome here. You won’t last long. In the meantime I won’t have to read your bigoted angry accusations because your ass is getting blocked.