Military recruitment lags despite reduced targets, record incentives to boost interest

[rebewranger]

Military recruitment lags despite reduced targets, record incentives to boost interest
Peter Aitken - Yesterday 9:50 PM
 

The military touts a "recruit’s market" that should attract fresh blood into its ranks as each branch faces recruiting shortfalls following the coronavirus pandemic.
 
"In real estate, you talk about buyer's and seller's markets," Maj. Gen. Edward W. Thomas Jr., commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service, told Fox News Digital. "You know, this is a recruiting market right now. There are good opportunities to serve and good incentives to do so."

The military faced a drop-off in recruitment during the pandemic: Each branch met active component goals, but reserve numbers have fallen short each year. That shortage has now hit the Active component goals for the Army and Navy, with other branches just meeting their goals.

One significant factor that Thomas highlighted is the lack of engagement the military could pursue while schools remained remote in 2020 during nationwide lockdowns: A 2018 report by the Institute for Defense Analyses heavily focused on recruitment at the high school level, indicating the high value placed on that pipeline.

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[rebewranger]

I have a thought for the military.  People enlisting in the military want to be in a military organization not a woke social club.

[PeteS in CA]

The Cream-Puff-in-Chief views military personnel as expendable tools of his caprice. Who wants to serve under that?

[240B]

The Military, just like Coke and Disney, sacrificed 95% of the potential recruits in favor of appeasing a very small percentage of the population which more than likely will never join the military anyway. Get Woke, Go Broke! Applies to the military and to corporations. Who wants to go into battle for a General who doesn't even know which gender he is?



I just cannot figure out why Americans don't believe in my military competence! The Chinese military loves me!

[240B]

Once Milley said he would warn the Chinese of any aggressive action by the United States through his 'backchannels' (a distinct spy term). Once he said that, he became a Chinese agent. The fact, the very idea, that he is still in his position is unbelievable?