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geezer

geezer

Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Hoosierfrog said:
Sad sign of the times. Bring back the draft to teach these people their freedom was paid for those who shed blood in far away places.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/259841/american-pride-hits-new-low-few-proud-political-system.aspx
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71 percent of young Americans between 17 and 24 are ineligible to serve in the military—that is 24 million of the 34 million people of that age group--due to lack of education, obesity, and other physical problems, or criminal history.

https://www.heritage.org/defense/re...sis-young-americans-unable-serve-the-military

A key indicator of interest in military service comes from the Pentagon’s "propensity" poll, in which officials ask young people ages 16 to 21 a basic question: "How likely is it that you will be serving in the military in the next few years?"

The percent who respond "probably" or "definitely" was recently pegged at 19 percent in the poll conducted last fall, the most recent data available. That’s not far from the peak of 23 percent in late 2003, when patriotic fervor surged following the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq, and yet it's far removed the historic low of 12 percent, experienced in late 2007, when pessimism about the war and high casualties dragged down public perception of military service.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...eps-data-on-millennials-this-is-what-it-says/
 
Hoosierfrog

Hoosierfrog

Tier 1
geezer said:
71 percent of young Americans between 17 and 24 are ineligible to serve in the military—that is 24 million of the 34 million people of that age group--due to lack of education, obesity, and other physical problems, or criminal history.

https://www.heritage.org/defense/re...sis-young-americans-unable-serve-the-military

A key indicator of interest in military service comes from the Pentagon’s "propensity" poll, in which officials ask young people ages 16 to 21 a basic question: "How likely is it that you will be serving in the military in the next few years?"

The percent who respond "probably" or "definitely" was recently pegged at 19 percent in the poll conducted last fall, the most recent data available. That’s not far from the peak of 23 percent in late 2003, when patriotic fervor surged following the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq, and yet it's far removed the historic low of 12 percent, experienced in late 2007, when pessimism about the war and high casualties dragged down public perception of military service.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...eps-data-on-millennials-this-is-what-it-says/
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Let em get drafted and put em in shape.

When I went down to the draft board on San Jacinto Street in Houston in 69 there was a hippie dude bragging he had cut off his index finger to get out of the draft. There were tables for those that wanted to enlist and not file for deferments for each service. That was a very short line. Everyone wanted in the Coast Guard so I don’t think they were taking people. Someone told me this guy thought he was a comedian apparently and went down the line answering the standard question about infirmities, disabilities, mental state etc. I can’t vouch for the voracity of this but the Air Force said no, Army said no, Navy passed. The Marine didn’t blink and allegedly told him they’d teach him to shoot left handed. Probably BS, but I still remember it.
 
QuilterFrawg

QuilterFrawg

CDR USN (Ret)
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asleep003

Active Member
geezer said:
That’s not far from the peak of 23 percent in late 2003, when patriotic fervor surged following the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq, and yet it's far removed the historic low of 12 percent, experienced in late 2007, when pessimism about the war and high casualties dragged down public perception of military service.
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Yes … what a crazy reason to have created patriotic fervor due to an invasion of a country that had no weapons of mass destruction, as that administration invented and structured ... not to mention 0 terrorist camps in the country(Al-Qaeda not welcomed).
 

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