U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force fall short of recruitment goals
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- The U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force are all falling short of their recruitment goals, and new data shows few young Americans are willing to serve in the military. According to a survey from the Department of Defense, fear of physical/emotional trauma and leaving friends and family behind top the list of concerns, along with other career interests pulling potential recruits away from military service.
Retired U.S. Colonel and former Central Command spokesperson Joe Buccino spoke with Scripps News about the growing national security threat as military recruitment continues to decline.
photo credit: Brennan Linsley/AP
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Didn't like my free speech? Cowards 🫵😂🖕
I watched this video at the Army's bootcamp
I think if you find this to be an issue...then YOU should enlist. The gunline can always use more gun bunnies.
I’m watching this video while I’m on the way to the hotel after taking the ASVAB at MEPS for the USMC I’m 26 from Texas
Nobody asked @@brenden223
Vets are telling their kids it's not worth it.
Facts. We are.
Yes
I would be ok if my kid went officer.
That should signal to the military to take a good long hard look in the mirror.
@@memback not military.. politicians.
After Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, who can blame them?
And Biden
And the Injustice blacks Hispanics native Americans are facing in America
@@BigBoy-mt2zt Nah, that's all in your head & in the media. As a person of color, you can get a job anywhere, earn any degree, and have the same opportunities as anyone else. The only thing in your way is you, and what stands in the way subsequently becomes the way
I'm hispanic.
I'm Hispanic and I love this country
And Obama making it tougher to join. Bush administration did it right. Granted more waivers
I'm not willing to fight for a country that won't even let me buy a house
amen to this
If you join you get to have a house with zero down payment
No you don't lol 🤣 maybe if your married but you dont keep the house to own either, once you get out of the military you stil gotta buy your own house.@danieldelacruz7305
Fighting for a country that will send u to a different country at the age of 17 while at the same time yet you can’t even buy cigarettes or a firearm is crazy.
@@dacream_reaper0493 Talking trash without knowing what you're talking about. They're talking about a VA loan with no money down, that every veteran is eligible for. You're talking about base housing for married service members. Think before you post kid.
Do NOT Join the military. Worst mistake of my adult life.
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Hugs 💚 and Thank you for your service 🙏🏾
Why, if you're gonna say that tell us why
@@forthdimension686 Why? So then you can belittle and devalue his experience?
No 'cause there are alot of young people in the same position to decide he was in years ago and want to know why they might not want to @@vanillavania.
Im a Desert Storm Vet . I say let the corporations, their families and their investors fight their own greed wars. Leave our kids alone. Our government wont even protect our borders why should our kids die protecting someone elses?
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War is a racket
Well said
peeples in da usa will need to learn Spanish in the future. .... habla espanol? jajajajaja 🤣🤣🤣
tyme to lern espanish
U mean to tell me that Emma and her two moms recruiting commercial, didnt work????😂
No it didn't work 😂
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Who would have thought..?
Mhs genesis
I always rofl when someone brings that up!
People arent blind, they see the way Vets are treated after they come back from the service. Homelessness, Mental health Challenges with no real way of treating it, and Overall health care, even after being wounded while serving. You ask people to give their youth and when they're all used up they're left for dry. treat your troops better after service, given them the respect they deserve and watch the numbers increase again
not true actually, they actually do a really good job of that
@@mike4917tell that to the homeless soldiers in Portland I drive by everyday
@mike4917
Did you go to the V.A. clinic in fairytale land?
I feel like it just depends. Yes too many VETS come back and are mistreated and that is a huge problem. However many people transition into civilian jobs after the military. It just depends on what your experience is and job was. Even still after you get out it’s on you to be an adult get a job and reintegrate back into society. They just need to give way more support and resources for our veterans when they get out. I love all our soldiers and we owe it to them to treat them right and make sure they are taken care of and respected. I mean come on if someone is brave enough to go fight for others they deserve to come back with a warm welcome.
The government is the cause of veterans suicide
we've had the same "leaders" in the U.S. for over 50 years now. Take a wild guess why things are failing.
Because lost Afghanistan and requirement to enlist on arm forces and asvab which my opinion should lower at least 10 percent on all branch and keep it permanent if they want reach there dream in my opinion..
They really don't like trump. Dude ain't related within their family circle. Even Obama is in the family. Google it.
@@skull3374i had to work with people that scored minimum on their asvab. Sometimes one of them would forget to breath and choke, all on his own. If you lower the standards any more, you're gonna get the mentally disabled joining.
Time to clean out that nursing home called Congress lol
@@StarHunter28 I agreed. But what options we have? While we need smart people to join is hard to get them. Plus even lower asvab and get people who don't know how Add or subtract they should have program for those soldier be better and take asvab in base...
And yes like me for example I fail asvab 3 time and everyone told me quit but I'm person who got nothing to lose and I server my country and own gain. Not many people want join because woke and lost of the war...
Also I appreciated your service I feel everyone go agaisnt arm force just like Vietnam and I'm sad of my nation become...
They are treated like garbage. I have spent over a decade in the military and would not recommend it
Not only that but it’s a new generation, kids nowadays have better stuff to with their lives and more jobs and etc more jobs growth than we’ve ever seen. I went into the trades instead of going in the military and I don’t think the military could ever compete with the pay I’m getting right now
@@jayday7815yea but the military has never been able to compete with pay of the civilian world. That’s not the point. It’s about serving your country. It’s not about money. That being said. I’m a marine corps veteran my self and if the government was the way it is today when I joined I would not have joined. The real reason Americans aren’t serving in the military is because Americans have lost faith in their government. I can’t blame them
I have 2 friends that recently left the army. They didn't like the experience of how they were treated.
Send the convicted felons….lots are willing to change their lives!!
I agree I was in the Army for four years and regret it
People are looking at how hostile their country is to them and realizing that it’s never going to get better.
*white people
Active Navy here. A lot of people who are currently serving wants to get out after their first contract because we are not getting paid enough. You make more money working at McDonald’s here in San Diego.
There was a guy in my unit who got out and became a bus driver. One of his buddies asked him how was it on the outside. He said its great 7 hour work days including an hour lunch and two 15 minute break periods which you can save up for full days off. Plus union and other great benefits. We did a tally of hours. He's getting paid way more on the outside for less hours of work. In the military your up by 0600 sometimes earlier for PT. Then you work until 1700 and in most cases 1900 and sometimes later. Some cases you get into a unit that stays in the field and your working 18 hour days. We have so many getting out after there first contract or reenlisting to go to another duty station because they think its better.
McDonald’s doesn’t provide free housing though
I guess per hour it’s adjusted
@@yomoma6141on god and free gym, free food
@yomoma6141 have you seen that "housing"? 😂
The fact I, as an Army vet, got pulled aside and full body searched, all my stuff swabbed with a bomb test kit, and an air marshal question me....when I was flying for JOB TRAINING based upon my military background. The fact I've had federal agents come to my work and my house wanting to "talk to me" about people I knew in the Army, the fact when I buy a gun I get automatically delayed for an additional 15 days for my background check for no reason. All because I'm a VETERAN...
Leads me to tell people don't enlist, it's not worth it. It's all political theater now
It is my dream to join the US army but currently I'm in Ghana any help
@samuelofori6315 stay there and help your own country. I have the most profound respect for the public servants of the various other nations and absolutely zero respect for cowards that run away from their own suffering people to have an easier life in another country. It's disgusting.
If the United States was going through what Ghana, or Cambodia, or Gaza, or Cameroon, or Syria, etc are going through, you wouldn't see me running away like some limp wristed coward to some nice other country where they have running water, ample food, and no war. You'd see me dig my heels in and fight, work, invent, organize to my dying breath to make my nation and my people better and safe.
Stay in Ghana and make it prosper
@@samuelofori6315 You can enlist in the US military if you have a green card. So you'll have to work on that first.
After you enlist with a green card you have a fast-tracked path towards full US citizenship though.
The US military has the best benefits for soldiers worldwide, I don't blame you for wanting to join.
If you're smart and disciplined with your money and time while you're in, it can set you up for success for the rest of your life. It did for me.
You don't have to feel indebted to your original country just because you were born there. If your dream is to come to the US, join up, and have a better life for you and your family then chase it.
@@2000_bms thanks for your advice. Can you give me an invite to the US and after that I will change my particulars to be a citizen of the US . Because getting a US visa in my country which is Ghana is not easy. 🙏
@@samuelofori6315 That's something you're going to have to get on your own. The military will not help you get your permanent residency/green card to enlist, they'll only help you get your full citizenship after you enlist.
The "easiest" way I'm aware of to get a green card is to get accepted to a US university as a student and then have an employer in the US sponsor you to get a green card.
Or you can try the US Diversity Visa Lottery. Ghana is a country on the list meaning you're allowed to enter the lottery and possibly win a visa.
If you're truly desperate to leave Ghana and join a Western military in general for citizenship abroad, there's always the French Foreign Legion.
Red flag, domestic, and also prohibition against veterans when they are done. I wonder why!
Seeing the disaster of Afghanistan tons of lives watsed for nothing
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That was the nail in the coffin.
The U.S. invading Afghanistan was due to the 9/11 attack and the U.S. going after Al qaeda terrorist and looking for Osama bin Laden.
Then the U.S. wanted to put in an afgan government and build afgan army .. both SNAFU's.
We really should've never invaded Iraq another SNAFU
*wasted
Actually they accomplished exactly what they set out to from the start with that senseless war
I am 33, i have served for a few years. It's not about the money or lack of love for country. It is all about TRUST. Noone my age and under trusts our institutions anymore. Recruiters, please listen. We do not trust our 'leaders' in this country. We don't trust our leaders and instutitions in the West at all. That is the issue. If we had good, honest leadership, who love the country, we would follow suit.
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Trump for pres. I'm 32 and shipping off for BCT tomorrow. It's not about trust for me. It's about the opportunities and experiences.
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It's absolutely about trust. Why would I go to war, again, for a group of opportunistic bureaucrats? Send Gaetz, Greene, Trump, and the other draft dodgers over there. They can fight their own battles.
I'm 34, going for Diesel mechanic. Could give a f less about whose in charge. I have two kids. It probably won't mean or prevent sht but id rather go before my son does
I’m currently in and Please please please! Do not enlist.
what about join as an officer? is that worth it
@@forgemaster6120 I don’t know. I’m lower enlisted. Although yeah they tend to have a better quality of life , buuuut I also spoke with several officers who hates it.
How come? I mean i hear that there’s bad leadership but is there anything else you can elaborate on then just “do not enlist?” I’m thinking of committing to the coast guard.
What branch are you in?
@@OnSludge Army
10 years ago, I would've said to join the Army, without hesitation. Nowadays, its tough to say
@@GOOcheese-ui2gg actually, I did 11 years of military service from 2002 to 2014. I have more 50+ months of combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, I am.in Iraq now
@@GOOcheese-ui2gg”you’re one of those I almost joined guys” and then proceeds to prove you’re @ss wrong with 10 years of service 😂😂 dammm you got owned
@@foshilfrank6666 you play video games like a child
@@foshilfrank6666 how did i get owned hes a basic infantryman lol
@@GOOcheese-ui2gg you could just apologize instead of overlooking his statement and trying to fill the screen with your own history that no one was asking for.
You mean to tell me that people don’t want to be treated as property and not a person??? Who would have thought of that???
Marines met quota. Kids yearn for the hate fest.
@@Rudyelf1 👍
And the ones in are thinking of getting out. It's not worth it.
It really isn't. There's little to nothing waiting for them when they get out
Exactly, I’m active duty Air Force right now. I am really wondering what retention is going to look like in a year or two. It’s getting very bad and I don’t know if I want to be on a sinking ship - plane going down since I’m AF😂
Normal people in America have been told they are a threat to democracy who wants to fight for a country like that
Glad to see people are waking up to the BS.
You'd rather a weak millitary defending the country? That's wild u praying on America's downfall ain't no way ur American
@cosmickeyboard9811 If you wanna go fight and make a company or politician rich, then go sign up and go fight
@@cosmickeyboard9811 and I like the enemy come to America you'll see who is patriotic and who's not real quick
@@spencerathearn3586 I have I'm in the airforce. U live in a country where u can speak freely and have rights, crazy u have no respect for that
@@cosmickeyboard9811
And I am an active duty cav scout in the army (who gets out on the 26th 😁) I’d ask if you’d be willing to fight and die for a proxy war but seeing that you’re air force you’d hardly be the one on the front line.
because there's nothing to fight for just freedom that isn't your's
Whites wont fight!
Pay the enlisted more
19.5% increase next year for junior enlisted with housing paid education paid and others, they are taking their time to get it done but they are working on it. Edit: Annnd looks like it won't happen because of the Senate greaaat
@@theoc007yeah the housing is worse than section 8 housing. I should know, I’m living in it 😂
Its an election year. They wont do that. @@theoc007
Pay for E1-E3 is utterly garbage you get more than that working a 9-5 minimum wage job all while have the flexibility to of going to school and meeting with friends and family. you’re right they should get paid more or at least give every newly enlisted soldier a 15k bonus with no requirements besides finishing your AIT after signing on. Ain’t no one wanna spend 8 months of training getting paid $1250 an entire month pre tax and once Uncle Sam gets his cut your pay comes out to $800 , criminal bro
And then everyone will complain about too much military spending. No matter what they do is bad basically.
What about the concern of fighting in unjust wars that have nothing to do with national defense?
Exactly. And every single mainstream media video or poll on this topic ALWAYS conveniently fails to mention this, despite it being one of the most frequently cited reasons.
The Army changed their uniforms to WWII style to try to remind us of the last "Just" war we were involved in 100 years ago.
A huge portion of my friends served their four years in the military. All of them are happy that they did it and are glad their service is over. They also said whatever you do don't join todays military.
As a Navy veteran I can say that I saw the writing on the wall over 20 years ago with what is happening today. I joined the military to protect our country….I didn’t join to be a politicians pawn to do their dirty work, and on top of that they put more emphasis on WOKE issues than combat readiness. No Thanks!
There’s no way I would let my child join this circus.
GET EM TRUTH!
Wow and here I am thinking of becoming commissioned as a navy officer
The real problems are leadership issues and bad personnel quality.
you lost me at “woke”. 🥴
@@cookie22100 Yeah, some veterans just aren't very bright.
You have a whole generation or 2 of veterans who deployed during GWOT coming home and advising their kids, nephews, nieces, little brothers and sisters and family friends kids who are graduating high school that the military isn't what it is advertised as and you will likely have a bad experience if you join. Also, 20 years ago you could just say "9/11" and it would make people's blood boil and want to go to their recruiting station. Not the same effect on 18 year-olds in 2024 who weren't born until 2006.
Agreed. Never thought in all my days I’d hear these kids say they hate the Military and that 9/11 didn’t happen. A large amount of that generation was taught to hate this country and doesn’t care.
I’m 19 and wasn’t even alive when 9/11 happened and I come from a family of veterans that goes back for generations and I’ve been contemplating about joining they have two year contracts in the army and I wanted to go airborne like my dad but i’m still on the fence about it
I was at Ft. Drum at the millenium. I got out 4 months before Sept 11th. Many of my fellow soldiers went to Iraq and Afganistán. Their kids are joining the air force.
@@builtdifferent244 Most people won't recommend the Army. If you want a "tough" experience that comes with prestige and bragging rights and to be part of an elite force, join the marines. If you want a "safer" experience where your service will treat you more like a human and take better care of you and where you will get more technical expertise that will line up with a civilian career, go Air Force or potentially Navy. The army is OK but you can do better regardless of what your goal is. I am prior service Army National Guard and have a lot of Army vets in my family.
Navy active duty here.
No surprise here. Maybe the websites like Nsips and Navy quick links should be modernized and consolidated instead of having 50 different websites from 2001 that do the same thing in a different style. Toxic military lifestyle is a big barrier as well. Some people don’t want to be mocked and disrespected from their chain of command for simple things like dietary restrictions. Quality of living, poor pay, outdated and unreliable infrastructure, confusing rules and unclear procedures and bad leadership are all big reasons ultimately.
You join to serve, not to be served. Service before self. Families don't come in sea bags.
@@Kevin-mk6jo That mentality is not conducive to facilitating recruitment and sustainability. That salty attitude of “deal with it” is what gave our service members cancer, crippling back pain and other unnecessary suffering. Please leave the military if you don’t care about fixing problems.
@Puggy42069 already did and glad I don't have to babysit grown men, always crying about everything.
I ship to Great Lakes in august. Any advice for a FS like myself?
@JKHGAMING pull back from it. Go to school or trade job. You will be better off.
#1 Reason, they advertise these sign-on bonuses which they don't really give, or they give later when you're done with your service.
Not true. They give you a portion and every year thereafter, not at the end like you say. Speak facts bro
@@Kevin-mk6johuge chunk goes to taxes.
@freedomloverusa3030 true. Unless in tax free zone
Absolutely true, and also let’s talk about the amount they take out for taxes for the bonus. I was supposed to get a $4000 bonus and they took $2300 just in taxes I’m in the Air Force.
Or after ridiculous taxes and the bonus is scattered over the Enlistment.
I’m out in 8 months. It’s been 7 years. I’m done. 🖕🏽
Congrats brother. Enjoy your life you deserve it
big respect bro, which branche?
Get your injuries documented or the army will say they dont know you after discharge
8 months for me as well, though it's only been 2.5 years. One and done, the Army isn't for me.
🫡 rest easy sir
Just got out of AF. Don’t do it.
Why say don’t do it
@@onemanarmytravsr6310 After seeing what veterans have gone through and what our military is like these days. Why would you want to serve in the Military?
@@onemanarmytravsr6310 because there’s no honor in it. Especially during peace time. Do it if you need the money, but don’t think you’re going to be some hero lol.
How's the military like this days?
@@rodolfomorenoiii135 lots of TH-cam
It’s not worth it. Who wants to be another number in someone else’s war?
Do something else. The Military pays like 💩
Tough luck. I was fresh out of high school in 2019. 28 on my ACT. 3.6 GPA. I got ghosted by an Air Force recruiter then; showed up for the meeting, they wouldn’t even let me on the grounds of Luke AFB. I’m now finished with my Mechanical engineering degree, trying to get into a master’s program to have the company I work for pay for it. Fk you Air Force. You missed out.
Who would want to serve under this 🤡
This or the next. ;-?
@@mehowskitalking about Biden fs 🤡
I actually do under Biden. Biden has decent leadership. Trump has zero and wants to deploy the national guard wherever he wants to suppress protests against him.
I myself am about to join the Air Force, so I'm a rare example
LGBT+ people
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIVING PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK, IS THE ARMY FOR THE PEOPLE, THE U.S GOVERNMENT JUST WANTS A ARMY FOR ITS OWN SELF INTEREST. 2 SEPARATE THINGS
How you have Space Force and NOT Coast Guard metrics is CRAZY!
In case you're wondering the coast guard recruiting was 10 percent lower than average this year
After high School graduation of 2019 i tried to join the us army but I got rejected i was disappointed at first but years later im happy im not fighting against innocent people
who are we fighting against rn???
@@theoc007nobody, the long war in Afghanistan is over
@@theoc007Russia sorts with our weapons.
I tried going back to the Army just a month ago, they said no... so I guess that they aren't really hurting for numbers.
They also want you to be college educated then they don't want to pay you more than you would make at McDonalds
Maybe if they treated the members that they ACTUALLY have in service better it wouldn’t be so unappealing to fresh faces
Have no fear . The Congress will pass a law that will allow our new guests of Military Age to Enlist in the US. Military for Citizenship.
FYI the Romans did that , see how that worked out.
this is already allowed
@@pkmoi
Correct. Normally once you get (legal) permanent residency in the US, it takes 5 years to become a citizen.
It drops to 1 year if you join the military.
They can charge that law or regulation. They are the Congress, With 2 Hot Wars brewing I have a feeling that will come to pass.
It's my dream to join the US army but currently I'm in Ghana any help
You don’t know what your talking about! Migrants have joined the army for citizenship since the 50s.
MEPS is too picky.
" We checked your centralized, not-so-private electronic medical data since the day you were born and... Oh you have some slight pollen allergies? Nahh youd be a risk to the entire division, go home."
@@hiflca You're implying people should risk federal prison? if you lie at MEPS by omission then you can get in big trouble ..You shouldn't lie now a days. It's not the Gulf War.
Yea they have never stopped anyone from joining because of that 😂
@@flight2k5bs I’m disqualified from all branches because of this. 🤡
@@flight2k5 I was exaggerating. But people do get denied for dumb stuff tho
@@TransNationNorthAmerica not really
No one wants to fight for this government
The military needs to have something to offer, and not be so quick to turn people away!
Friend got kicked out after the jab mandates then they asked for him to return he said they can kick rocks
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This country pays NFL players millions to sign a contract, but those who decide to become the countries guardians can be given less
The country doesn't pay NFL players. Billionaires who own the NFL teams pay the players.
FY 2024 DOD budget is $2.08 Trillion.
Oops now we're entering WW3
Maybe get rid of MHS genesis.. it’s failing people for some of the smallest things.
Believe them when they tell you it's your right when they book you for things that don't even occur.
They treat soldiers like trash absolutely lower then janitorial. And paid less then janitors or trashman.
No money in the world would I ever go back.
Propaganda 😂 we are way to smart now
Im Gen Z and know it's not because we are smart. There no major war or event going on that needs a lot of US soldiers. There will be a time where recuitment will increase again. No one is immue to proganda, I see Gen Z being consumed by proganda all the time.
Raise the age limit a little bit, pending a physical fitness examination. There are plenty of Americans in their 40s who would be willing and capable to serve.
it was raised in some branches...42 max
After the internet everyone saw what every american war after ww2 was really about. Nobody other then boomers wants to fight.
I called last week to set up an appointment to enlist. Recruiter literally told me he wouldn't hold my had or give me the deadlines. Ok how am I supposed to find out what paperwork to do and when to get it in? Never heard back. I was laid off a few months ago and in my thirties, I'm a triathlete and willing to serve my country. Maybe educate your recruiters? Maybe pay your service members? I tried to enlist last year, same thing the recruiters don't know the dates that paperwork is due. Apparently my state barely met recruitment goals.
Yeah but you are also in your 30s... not a prime candidate. I would have passed on you too.
What! No when i went through there were plenty of 30-40 year olds @Kevin-mk6jo
@allanmolinarodriguez2575 yeah all depends on area, service and current numbers. Prime candidates are usually high school grads. Under 25 to 30 and we may have to scratch the bottom of the barrel and try over 30.... if area missions are low. Then the x factor are also asbav scores and fitness. If 30 yeah Olds have brains and fitness, sure. Lots of variables.
Blessing in disguise bro do not enlist take it from a vet
@julioflorescertifiedtherap1425 I agree. It isn't the same today. I did it for 22 years. Glad I don't have to babysit grown men or deal with this generation's attitude and selfishness. Now I just chill.
I heard the VA doesn’t really take care of solider who are retired. That’s some bs imo
There’s so much red tape at the va. They help at times. But not enough. It’s such a hassle and I’m a U.S. soldier
There's not enough military hospitals here in GA that's only 4 in Northern GA..... the vets have to pay an out of network pay to go to a civilian hospital..... same for counseling 18 isn't enough for a person who's coping with PTSD or any other mental health ailment. There's a lot more to be done to improve the broken healthcare system for both the military and the civilians
@@marjoriemaluca1396 They just passed a law where Vets can go to Urgent Care for free.
The only good thing the VA did for my dad was provide him and my mom a free columbarium niche in a national cemetery because he passed away, and they didn't have to deal with him anymore. The fact that they have a cap on household income of $48,500, and if you have a household income greater than that, you're not eligible for benefits, is 🐂💩 That should be REPEALED! It should be called the VAL, and the 'L' would stand for Lies / Liars. Funny how it used to be ANY and ALL veterans got free medical care for life!
As an infantry vet, watching current events. Tried to reenlist, was talking to a recruiter who was happy to talk to me, until I told him I was as a vet. Then he ignored me thereafter. Serves them right.
The whole country saw American soldiers die for absolutely nothing during the Afghan and Iraq wars, where we achieved nothing.
Make a 4 year enlistment an equivalent to a bachelor's degree. Problem fixed
Fact
Air Force veteran here with a deployment to Afghanistan.
Veterans preference with employers is lipstick on a cow.
In what exactly?
@@Showyouaroundme Depends on the MOS. A 27D (Paralegal specialist) if they don't already should have at least an associates degree when they get out.
IF he means 11B, then he's a knucklehead.
@@Showyouaroundmeunderwater basket weaving for our navy personnel
trying to get us as children left a foul taste in our mouths
Take it from veterans; don't serve a government that hates you and an ungrateful population.
Truth
Can’t stop Vets telling the truth about service
As an Army Vet, I stopped a couple of my cousins from joining. I say this as a child of a Mexican Immigrant. I got in trouble and didn’t get recess on 9/11. I watched on TV as the other kids were at recess. That was where my patriotism was born. Joining the US Army is where it kind of died.
Just curious: Why did it kinda die? Was it how the government treated you as a vet? Was it how the US army treated other nations and people?
@@electrifyingvids3545 Definitely the latter. I went to Iraq from 2019 to the end of 2020. I had the privilege to go to Ramadi and Fallujah since I was on a base in the middle of the two. Parts of the town were still destroyed. Buildings still had bullet holes from 15 years ago. I was talking to the locals and many knew English. The “enemy” is dead. They have been dead for almost 10 years now. I was talking to teenagers and young adults who are the children of the enemy. Those people don’t deserve that. They are just like me: trying to survive. You would think we would built up Iraq after we plummeted the country. Nope! Didn’t rebuilt roads. Didn’t provide the citizens clean water. Didn’t built needed infrastructure. Only thing we built were roads that lead to our bases or benefited us. I understand why they hate us. Saddam was a dictator but he built stuff for the people. When Saddam was a dictator there was not 20 different militant factions fighting for power. Not saying Saddam was a good guy because he oppressed certain groups. There is documentary by BBC or NPR. One of those two. It’s called Once Upon a Time in Iraq. They captured what I saw. They captured it perfectly. The pain in the people. The betrayal from the U.S. I can’t believe we did that. I understand why they hate us. If they attack us, I would not be surprised or mad one bit. I would do the same in their position. I understand what I did was bad but it was the American people who sent me there. The Iraqis know that too. They know the American people stood idle while our politicians destroyed their country. I don’t blame the Iraqis one bit. We deserve whatever comes to us as a nation. If one day you ask yourself why? Look at Iraq and Afghanistan. You will find your answer there.
@@choncha23gracias por tu servicio, warrior.
I told an Army recruiter that I was taking medication for depression and he said it would be disqualifying; I asked him why and he responded “we need somewhat of a perfect soldier.”
After Watching this ill go check French foreign Legion
Only a fool would enlist in today's armed forces
I thought about the army but i knew i would be bald forever if i go
Why?
It's the Genisis background check system they implemented in the last few years.
That’s what I was going to say, hard to recruit when 50% of the people who go through MEPS on Average are disqualified
Well, there won’t be a shortage when there’s a military draft for WW3.
One word. Leadership
One of my greatest, silent achievements has been convincing probably hundreds of kids to stay out of the military. I was wounded in combat in Iraq and have been screaming from the mountains for nearly 16 years for these kids to do anything else. If you want somebody to blame, I’m right here.
As a Navy Veteran living in California. The amount of homeless veterans on the streets here is beyond alarming. NO veteran should be homeless after serving their country honorably
Not dying for DEI and lies
Draft women
Incel
They don’t wanna pay
I have a feeling Genesis is a major reason why they can’t fill their recruiting numbers.
Thats hard to do when 50% of the people who go through MEPS is disqualified
In 2022 it was 30% DQ and dropped to 16% after waivers
Most applicant are Medical DQ's.
Medical disqualification was my case back in 2012.
Notice how the Marines were actually able to meet their goals
Barely by like 20 people
Yeah I wanna know how many waviers they had to sign and standards they had to lower to meet that 😂
My recruiter back in 2006 took his job serious and the Marine recruiters are gung ho haha.
Lol there is no shortage of people who want to serve their country. The military recruiters just choose not to recruit those people.
As a veteran. My only problem with the military is that... i did sooo many jobs that were outside my MOS. the only job i signed up for.
I am a veteran. I reside in Seattle. I face discrimination because of my service. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. I loved serving. The people I served with are the best. I would have been better off career wise not serving.
How long u think wen usa military fall in we want have one bc this generation ppl don’t join..
@@FURYSaiyan there is always a draft. My concern is that AI will replace lots of our military.
The man said what needed to be said.
What else is new?
Never
Again
Volunteer
Yourself
The Navy should be happy. All jobs are undermanned. They won’t have to worry about jobs being overmanned.
Cmon you mean you cant fill your ranks with that 1% of the population youve been advertising to??
No one wants to fight for bankers, politicians and isreal….
Sincerely, a former US Army infantry nco/soldier of 7 years (OEF/OIF)
Information is more widely available today than ever. People are able to make informed decisions rather than going by what some recruiter promises them.
I tried to get in in 2005/2006 when 21 for Navy. Was told overweight. Didnt even want to work with me to help me lose weight.
This current Administration doesn't deserve to have ANY young person join ANY branch of the Military. Too sad, Too bad! 😊
I agree with you 100%. Who in their right mind would want to serve under this commander-in-chief who is nothing more than a disgraceful demented clown? His party is extremely anti-military, which they show by actions and not words.
I have a feeling Genesis is a major reason why they can’t fill their recruiting numbers.
Thats hard to do when 50% of the people who go through MEPS is disqualified, and you end up thousands short of your recruiting goal as a result
I lost faith in the Gov. I aint joining. Its not the pay. Its The people running it
Air Force denied me for medical even after I got my wavier approved by a doctor, 6 months wasted. Hopefully the Navy is less picky.
Yep Air force is my no 1 choice if that fails I'll commission for navy
Navy was indeed, just as picky.
I guess it’s back to college
Crazy how they left pay off that
You’d have to be out of your ever loving mind to join the military today, especially with this administration.. Nope, no way, no thanks.
Theres people that actually wanna join but continuously get denied
Don't forget they kicked people out who didn't want a shot that was bogus
Nobody is fighting a war for a country that plays in genocide. Second, I see a lot of homeless, disabled vets IRL… I’m good. Third, think about those cases where people got r*ped, murdered, and still missing in those forts - swept under the rug. Many more factors weigh on the general that’d NOPE out a voluntary option for the military.
I tried to go join the naval officer academy in 2017 for the us they didn’t take me.
Try again?
Not anymore at least not for the navy, maybe I’ll try U.s Space force as an officer not for enlisted
@@user-zg8op1vk8z Interesting. Good luck. I just enlisted in the Coast Guard. I'm color vision deficient so I cannot be an officer
Godspeed sailor🫡
0:46 Why wasn’t “Don’t want to fight for a country that hates me” an option?
I'm not willing to fight for a country that poisons my food with chemicals.
When we stop making wars against the wrong enemies and wars may be more people might join
I’m sure Sara could recruit her 2 moms to join?…