Despite a barrage of hefty bonuses, loosened and more progressive enlistment requirements, and even the creation of innovative pre-boot camp programs, the U.S. military mostly fell short in efforts to bring more Americans into the services over the past year -- and it's unclear how or when that will change.
I’m not sure if that’s bc I am a commie, I don’t hang out in kids spaces obviously, but for me it seems like a lot of the over the top chauvinism and troop worship is also just cringe
Edit: the us is also just losers, haven’t won a war since WW2 and now after 9/11 people actually get sent to combat so why risk getting your arms blown off for a Camaro
Yeah the "thank you for your service" shit is just cringe. Also i think young people are acutely aware that signing up just means dying for no particular reason. Joking about the US invading for oil is a staple for anyone under 30 and the only people i know that signed up are psychopaths who want to murder. Anyone who would have joined now just become cops.
well if you just want to murder being a cop is just the objectively better option, higher pay, less danger there is no upside to the army in comparison
service guarantees citizenship!
You really want to piss them off point out the last major war they won Stalin won it for them