Personally I think that if we put a more masculine spin on enlisting and service that this giant population could easily supply the males needed for our relatively small military.
I used to cringe when the army would run an ad that amounted to saying "join the army, be a warrior etc, etc but if you can't make it, then have your girlfriend or mom or little sister come down for the job.
Males want to belong to an exclusive club that gives them male pride, once you let them know that their high school sports team was elite but in the army they will have the girls as forced team mates and equals, then they lose interest.
Personally I think that if we put a more masculine spin on enlisting and service that this giant population could easily supply the males needed for our relatively small military.
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IMO this small force is part of the problem,,,
We have needed a larger force since 9/11,,,
Troops have been in the field waaay too long without
a proper rotation,,,
One I know of was 18 months in combat in Mahmudiyh(10th.Mtn.),,,(29 months total as of now)...