After I retired out in 1999, I was a contractor with the AF for another dozen years. You could tell...year by year, they were getting to the bottom of the bucket on recruitment.
One day (2005), I walked into the office next to mine....the IT support ‘kids’ (all were 19 to 21 years old). Three of the young ladies were discussing their mood enhancements drugs (they were getting these at age 15/16, and the AF agreed to continue this prescription business). All three were convinced that they had depression and anxiety issues. None of the three could handle a stress situation where a decision had to be made on the spot. I’ve often wondered how the three fared in life, and what group of young people were recruited and brought in after them.
Based on this article, I’d say recruitment is now at the rocket bottom. Beards will probably be authorized within four years, and gang symbiology will become acceptable.
“I’d say recruitment is now at the rocket bottom.”
Fortunately, automation is coming on line. And I understand that China promises to not contact our robots though the internet.
Too late! It goes all the way up to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs "Silly" Milley, the SecDefcompoop, "Heels Up" Harris, and Dementiajoe.