American Thinker
Frank Friday
Nov. 14, 2017
Our military, especially the Army, is already in deep trouble because of the low quality of recruits. Now the Army has a foolish new policy of enlisting even more mentally challenged soldiers. It’s already terribly expensive to find qualified soldiers. We spend a staggering amount of money on TV commercials and other recruiting efforts. Yet, bringing in more men who are likely to wash out is not going to fix anything. It just makes it all the more expensive. Bring back the draft? Hardly; there is no political will for this and the modern military needs enlisted men who can serve at least 10 years. That’s when they really achieve the skills to run today’s high-tech systems. The typical two-year draftee is only learning his soldier’s craft when his enlistment would be over.
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