Manning the military: America’s problem
By: Dennis Laich  
There is no doubt that there is a serious problem in manning the American military. The problem is not the military’s. The problem belongs to the American people and Congress.
In 1973, the soon-to-be most disgraced president of the United States implemented the all-volunteer force (AVF) and did away with conscription — a political and social act to atone for the sins of the most unpopular war in our country’s history and an unfair military draft. So, today, 330 million Americans lay claim to rights, liberties, and privileges that not one of them is obligated to protect and defend. So, this task falls to a small portion of Americans, largely from the third and fourth socio-economic quintiles, to discharge on behalf of a nation of limited-liability patriots.
Maj. Gen. Malcom Frost, the former commander of the Army’s Initial Military Training Command, said that “the next existential threat we have…is the inability to man our military.â€
https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2019/07/23/manning-the-military-americas-problem/?utm_source=RC%20Defense%20Morning%20Recon&utm_campaign=9c558533ac-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_22_10_52&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_694f73a8dc-9c558533ac-81835773
