Ah yes, the real reason The Draft was ended: not enough fit fellows in USA to conscript. Gotta lure likely prospects with bonuses instead, thus making a mercenary force. Yikes.
This is why encouraging immigration is required, not just for our economy.
The military tends to prioritize recruiting low-income minority kids already, basically, poverty is the draft.
The major selling points recruiters use are considered basic human rights in all the other more civilised developed nations.
To the point that a right wing talking point against universal health care, is that it will make recruiting harder, and we would need to raise soldier salaries…
The U.S. military is trying to downsize at the moment. If the need for a mass recruitment became necessary being overweight (within reason) wouldn’t stop you from joining. The military would just require that overweight recruits go through a pre-boot camp “fat camp” that does not count towards their military service. A couple months of forced low-calorie PT hell will make that weight drop real fast.
With our massive military budget and the waning soldier salary, I thought for sure we were just phasing out real people and building AI weapon people to replace them, but now you’re telling me that’s false??
Bobodahobo010101 says
‘Merica!
Darth_Vrandon says
Hey that’s me… at least for the fat part.
apu8it says
Maybe they could lower their expectations a little …. Most men I know can fire a steak and a weapon
phlebonaut says
Outsource our military like they do other American jobs. 🤷
litrecola_ says
All 3! I got the royal sampler! Huzzah!
Chard069 says
Ah yes, the real reason The Draft was ended: not enough fit fellows in USA to conscript. Gotta lure likely prospects with bonuses instead, thus making a mercenary force. Yikes.
Splyce123 says
I’m amazed the drugs and mental illness are a factor tbh.
th_teacher says
This is why encouraging immigration is required, not just for our economy.
The military tends to prioritize recruiting low-income minority kids already, basically, poverty is the draft.
The major selling points recruiters use are considered basic human rights in all the other more civilised developed nations.
To the point that a right wing talking point against universal health care, is that it will make recruiting harder, and we would need to raise soldier salaries…
8i66ie5ma115 says
We did it guys! World Peace is closer than ever before!
dingos8mybaby2 says
The U.S. military is trying to downsize at the moment. If the need for a mass recruitment became necessary being overweight (within reason) wouldn’t stop you from joining. The military would just require that overweight recruits go through a pre-boot camp “fat camp” that does not count towards their military service. A couple months of forced low-calorie PT hell will make that weight drop real fast.
ESOCHI says
Man it’s almost like we’ve been shoving sugar in every last bit of food we eat for decades.
calliatom says
Oh no! Anyway…
RiotDog1312 says
Creating world peace one Big Mac at a time.
keinish_the_gnome says
The long con to peace
HyperboleEverAfter says
With our massive military budget and the waning soldier salary, I thought for sure we were just phasing out real people and building AI weapon people to replace them, but now you’re telling me that’s false??