A large number of comments are posted here.
Many are saying they come from families who have enlisted in the past, but will no longer send young family members down to sign up.
From comments:
“My dad fought in Vietnam which was deemed a mistake. My friends earned Purple Hearts in Iraq which is now deemed a mistake. Speaking for my MTV generation of parents… My kids ain’t fighting one of their elective wars.”
“Every man in my family has served.
None of our children will.
None. Of. Them.”
“I heard you discussing this on your radio show a few weeks ago & wanted to tell you how much we agree. My husband served 33yrs. It was a good life & we have a good retirement. We encouraged our children to serve back then, but I would flee the country with my grandchildren before I would let them go now.”
“Everyone I know who is a veteran or would recommend their child go in the military is saying they will do everything to keep their kids out of the military right now. Thank God mine just got out.”
The Oak Bay Starfish Take
The US Dept. of Defense was established after WWII, in the late 1940s. DOD has a truly poor track record with undeclared wars.
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.
Currently serving four-star officers and high level DOD civilians have been associated with what wars won by the US?
Decades after the lessons of Vietnam, the Pentagon seems to specialize in undeclared/unwon wars. Understandable why young people & their parents & grandparents would take a dim view on all this.
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.
Military aid packages for foreign governments:
Decades of undeclared/unwon DOD wars is now the norm. Look and see if the new military aid packages create any wave of enthusiasm to sign up.
What happens when American families no longer send the young ones to enlist and will not support a draft?
Some may say it is time to bring back a draft.
A Draft? – DOD Brand Has Been Wrecked
They tried that during the Vietnam War. They found out they had to stop.
Last time there was a draft, children were raised by the WWII generation, in families where Mom and Dad were married to each other.
Both major US political parties may be forced to downsize their ambitions for various overseas military operations. Things are slow over at the recruiting office.
Prediction:
The breaking point will come at the US Armed Forces recruiting office.
Breaking Point Will Come At The US Armed Forces Recruiting Office
There is no WWII generation to encourage new enlistments like there was back in the Cold War era of the 1980s.
Related:
Hostile Forces in Distant Lands
Leaving Afghanistan – Lies About American Rights And Freedoms
The people of Alaska need services in the Middle East
Four-star officers and high level DOD civilians
Africa – What Becomes of American Freedoms When US Troops Return Home?
1980s Army College Fund – Dad Shows Support
Late 2023 US Armed Forces Recruiting Crisis
The country struggles with:
Below, are some random thoughts and questions newspeople will not ask. Our questions appear in bold type.
Possibly of interest:
Podcast 9 Defending The Constitution?
How Do The Troops Defend The Constitution?
Not asking about the oath of enlistment. Asking about what happens after the oath has been taken.
Love to see newspeople interview elected officials and let us know how sending US Troops to Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, etc., is somehow defending the constitution.
Look for newspeople and school teachers to ask zero questions in these areas.
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Something from the last century.