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Vast majority with warrior skills are masculine. Masculinity is highly correlated with conservative values. Military becoming hostile to conservative values. Warriors don’t see the military as prestigious anymore.[/quote]

This is ridiculous. My husband is retired military. He told his son he could not join. The military is NOT hostile to conservative values, however, conservatives are hostile to providing that actual services that veterans need when they return home.

I look at how veterans are treated. No way I would have my kid join.

[b]As a military wife, many things have changed. Military personnel used to have great retirement benefits[/b] - they no longer have those. If you go onto a base, it used to offer things that weren't offered off base, cheap products, recreational activities, those have scaled down considerably. The military has not made it attractive to join. They just keep cutting benefits while in, and then treating veterans like s*it when they get home.[/quote]

They are still very good.  spouse of military retiree

I don't know what you expect--you still get great retirement benefits and you are able to retire at a relatively young age.

Granted--VA leaves a lot to be desired. And, the PX has not had good deals for many, many years.  But, it is tax free.

But, the push for training in things that have nothing to do with the mission is ridiculous. Diversity is important--but when drag queen shows are on post--that is over the top.  Thankfully, they are reported to be cancelled.
No one ever thought of Fort Bragg as being named for a Confederate general until a few short years ago--they thought of it as "Airborne."  But now, millions and millions of dollars are being spent to rename it--funds that could be better used helping soldiers pay for food -instead of giving them foodstamps.[/quote]

Our military posts and bases being renamed - something that should've been done a long time ago (what country names their military posts after traitors and defeated enemy generals?) - is not why the military can't recruit. A big problem is that [b]77 percent of Americans between the ages of 17 and 21 are not eligible to serve in the military[/b].

The top three reasons for ineligibility are failure to pass entrance exams, health concerns and prior criminal activity, including drug abuse. [b]One of the main health concerns is childhood obesity, which Besal said counts for 30 percent of those who are ineligible.[/b]

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/01/tough-military-recruiting-environment-is-about-much-more-than-low-unemployment-experts-say[/quote]

Back in the day they would enlist people who were overweight and the recruit would work off the weight in [b]bootcamp[/b].  Do they not do that anymore?[/quote]

Why would someone volunteer to go through bootcamp if they didn’t have to? [/quote]

You have to go through boot camp if you want to be in the military.
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