Will the US Armed Forces recruiting crisis begin to ease?

What happens when American families no longer send the young ones to enlist and will not support a draft?

NATO – Newspeople refuse to ask:

Much talk of freedom and democracy in this one.

Democracy and Freedom 2024?

Freedom?

Both major parties are OK with federal prohibition of alcohol and tobacco for adults age 18-20.

No such thing the day I graduated from high school.

That was before decades of military operations for your freedoms.

Why do elected officials and high level DOD civilians speak of the US Armed Forces as if they function as some sort of giant civil rights organization?

 

Much talk of group identities in this one. Less of that when I was a young adult in the last century.

Photo above:

Platoon 3049, MCRD San Diego

Jun-Sep 1979

 

How did celebrity endorsements play here?

A few questions asked prior to election day:

November 4, 2024

Celebrity Endorsements

 

Possibly of interest:

Most And Least Meaningful Federal Holidays

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ebey’s Landing