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I think the next military operation should be to search and destroy all the socialist press offices around the Republic. Then start on all the socialist democrat safe havens. Those operations would of course cost billions and take years to root out.
I heard this on the radio this morning. I don't know who's talk show it was or who the guest was, but he has a book with a section that talks about troop morale and reenlistment. It's definitely not what's being reported by the DemonRat media.
My nephew just re-enlisted and my son is trying to get in, but needs a bunch of waivers. The nephew LOVES the Army.
Don't forget the Army (Active duty, Reserves, and National Guard), Navy, Air Force, and Marines are all meeting their new enlistment quotas as well. Take that CNN, NYT, LAT, TIME, NEWSWEEK, WP, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CINDY SHEEHAN, MOVEON.ORG, HOWARD DEAN, DENNIS KUCINICH, KATIE, .........
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My difficulty comes from the fact that I don't listen to, read, or watch, MSM.
I have better uses for my time (polishing my nails, combing my hair, walking my pet fish, breathing, going potty, playing "Farkel" with friends, etc.).
Perhaps if a great many more of us did that (or didn't do that, whatever....), the MSM would go away.
To me, whether they go away nor not...it's all the same.
I don't know. This met our quota vs. didn't meet our quota mantra seems to change like the weather in Chicago. Watched an interview on Fox this morning with an Army General who admitted they would fall short of meeting their quota for the year.
bttt. kudos for the professionals.
You know the MSM can't report "good news!" That would be reporting "propoganda." (sarcasm)
The old media is irrelevant, we don't depend on them for news anymore unless we wish to rip them apart. They're nothing more than a cat toy to us these days.
I would be very disappointed if the new media didn't report it but we all know they have it covered.
the 82nd Airborne, for instance, reached an astonishing 97 percent of its yearly re-enlistment goal by the end of May!
Airborne!
Here in LA there are killings 24/7.
If you're going to get shot at anyway, might as well be somewhere you can shoot back.
US active military peaked at 3.1 million in 1969. In 1973 with the end of Vietnam and the draft, we were down to about 2 million soldiers. We stayed at around 2 million until Reagan added about 200,000 more soldiers and we peaked again in 1987 with 2.18 million. From 1987 to 1992 we declined by 375, 000 to 1.8 million. During the 1st 4 years of Clinton our military declined by about a 100,000 soldiers a year. The following 4 years had small reductions until by 2000 we had 1.38 million active soldiers. In Dubya’s first four years we added 50,000 soldiers bringing us to 1.43 million. From late 2004 till last June we have declined about 43,000 soldiers bringing us back to 2000 levels of 1.38 million. In July soldier strength rose 3,000.
BTTT, Thanks for the good news K.
Thanks for posting!
Will be reported in Friday or Saturday paper ... Look in Section D or F page 12 or 17.
Will be reported in Friday or Saturday paper ... Look in Section D or F page 12 or 17.
I need the odds. If I join the US military today, what are the odds that I will be killed during my tour ?
0.5% ?
"The Army is already far ahead of the pace needed to reach its goal of persuading 64,162 current enlisted men, from privates to top sergeants, to commit to additional service."
Are there statistics for the reenlistment rate for women?
Bump!