[central_va]

Recruitment and retention failures have beset all five branches of the U.S. military in recent years, with a 2022 Pentagon study finding that 77% of Americans aged 17 – 24 are unfit to serve due to obesity, drug use, or other health issues.

Don't buy this CYA DOD cover story. Go woke, go broke. Get rid of the woke and you get NORMAL kids to join.

[Drew68]

Get rid of the woke and you get NORMAL kids to join.

For kids today, woke is normal.

[DesertRhino]

When an 18-20 year old male sees females being rangers, Marine platoon leaders, pilots, etc, there is not much to be gained by doing it also.

“You fly a Blackhawk? Oh cool, so do my sister and her wife....”

He shrugs and goes elsewhere to do something fun.