DOD Recruiting Crisis Denial – WAVY TV 10 News video

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WAVY TV 10 News:

Ten seconds in: A lot of questions for recruiters like: What’s going on here?

What’s going on is TV newspeople spent the last 30 years not asking questions about undeclared/unwon wars. Ever see any newsperson challenge any elected official when they claim that US troops are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms? Has it ever happened even one time in recent decades?

At 1:22 It’s about a lack of patriotism.

Newspeople play along by asking zero questions of Congressman Banks.

Real newspeople might come up with:

Congressman Banks,

The US Dept. of Defense spent the last 30 years squandering prestige and credibility overseas and at home.

If DOD was an NFL team, sports talk radio would feature comments like:

The Dept. of Defense was nowhere to be found on 911. We haven’t won a war since.

WAVY TV spends time having reporters interview each other at the studios. Congressman Banks comes on to stoke patriotism for decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars. WAVY TV posts no interviews with GWOT veterans and their families who may offer a voice of dissent.

1600 comments are posted with the video below. These are the voices that will not be invited to share their views on this TV news segment.

From comments:

“I wonder why? we ve been at war over 30 years, and lots of vets are not taking care of, it’s clear that people is sick of senseless wars and is not because lack of patriotism! , it is lack of help to the American people from the government , we send billions of dollars to Ukraine while Americans are struggling to pay their bills. take care of us then we take care of you ! that is how it works.”

“25 years in the infantry. My advice to any young person is this. Don’t sign up!!! Stay far away!!! If college isn’t for you go find a hard skill/vocational trade. You’d be better off.”

“What freedom are you fighting for now when the politicians constantly create new laws against it. We’re literally dealing with domestic enemies, not foreign”

News Tip/Story idea for WAVY TV 10 News:

Recruiting Crisis/Reality Check

Thousands of American families have had a loved one in the regular or reserve US Armed Forces who did one or more tours in Iraq or Afghanistan. National Guard too.

If we can just get the veterans, parents and grandparents of the USA to recommend an enlistment to the young family members in their life, things will be looking up.

Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, it feels like the politicians, four-star officers and high level DOD civilians who run the Pentagon specialize in undeclared/unwon wars. The DOD brand has been wrecked.

Any college or pro football coach would have been fired a dozen times over for what DOD has done with the US Armed Forces during the fake GWOT era.

There has been a big stir over a blocked senior military promotion system. TV newspeople will avoid interviewing people who offer up a voice of dissent. Stalling the administrative steps to promote top level officers might lead to what? Decades of undeclared/unwon wars? A giant Dept. of Defense that was nowhere to be found on 911?

Why would high level promotions be awarded to people who are part of the system that allowed The Troops to live in the barracks described below?

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Video below:

At 1:23 reason number one: Why are people not wanting to join?

At 2:30

Veterans are telling families members not to sign up. These are the people who will not be interviewed for WAVY TV 10 News.