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The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« on: September 02, 2023, 03:21:25 pm »
September 1, 2023
The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
By Andrea Widburg

If you act quickly, you can enter the joint Modern War Institute and US Army Training and Doctrine Command writing contest. The contest wants ideas to solve the military’s recruiting problems. If you can offer a winning solution in no more than 1,500 words, along with abiding with other stylistic guidelines, you’ll get public recognition, and maybe the powers that be will act on what you have to say. The deadline for submissions is at 11:50 p.m. Eastern Time, on September 3.

In a post announcing the contest, the Modern War Institute, which operates at West Point, explains the problem:

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    “Credible defense begins with our ability to steadily attract and retain the men and women who would assume the initial burden of a fast breaking war.” More than forty years ago, Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie, Jr. eloquently described why recruiting was a national security issue.

    This year, the Army will again fail to meet recruiting goals after falling fifteen thousand short last year. Likewise, the Navy anticipates falling six thousand sailors short of its target. The Air Force has issues too, with Secretary Frank Kendall acknowledging in March that his service would fall 10 percent short this year. Except for the two smallest services—the Marine Corps and Space Force—the United States’ armed forces continue to face recruiting woes.

Do you find it as distressing as I do that the brightest minds within the military can’t seem to figure this one out on their own? It seems to me that the solutions are obvious:


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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2023, 03:56:05 pm »
"We need more Tranny Recruiters" is not something on my list....
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2023, 07:04:09 pm »
Get rid of 50% of the generals, and 100% of the homosexuals.
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2023, 08:00:31 pm »
The military apparently has decided that it should "look like America", which is a doomed strategy.
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2023, 09:09:47 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on September 02, 2023, 07:04:09 pm
Get rid of 50% of the generals, and 100% of the homosexuals.
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2023, 09:45:05 pm »
How about getting a President who loves this country?
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2023, 08:07:18 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on September 02, 2023, 07:04:09 pm
Get rid of 50% of the generals, and 100% of the homosexuals.

50% of the generals, 40% of the colonels, and either 100% of the homosexuals or let them stay, but oblige them to organize themselves into separate units as a modern version of the Sacred Band of Thebes.
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2023, 08:20:49 pm »
Rule 1: No Pooftahs!
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« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2023, 08:23:57 pm »
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2023, 09:39:24 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on September 03, 2023, 08:23:57 pm
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2023, 10:55:02 pm »
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Re: The military is running a contest for ideas about improving recruitment
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2023, 08:41:59 am »
As noted in the posts above, clean it up, tighten standards, and make the optics and the units into something a young man or woman would be proud to be a part of, before they join.

When it seems any person can qualify for all but the most elite units, that reduces esprit de corps in the eyes of potential recruits.

Bring back pride in accomplishment, not deviancy.
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