Posted on 08/12/2023 10:25:50 AM PDT by delta7
The US military has been struggling to recruit new members for years. I have reported on this various times and noted that the computer predicts that a US draft may be approved on September 29, 2024. This date marks 51.6 years from the precise day that President Richard Nixon ended the draft on January 27, 1973.
The US military is already discussing the prospect of a “limited draft.” They are seeking 160,000 eligible people from a population of 30 million. The all-volunteer force has reached a “breaking point,” as Military.com put it, and the most effective way to solve the crisis is to force the youth into service.
The military is now throwing around the idea of dedicating one month per year to recruiting a Selected Service to meet the annual recruitment goal. Numerous countries ask all citizens to sign up for some type of service when they come of age. The US military never had the need for such a service as patriotism was high, and each branch offered numerous incentives to join.
Military drafts or “conscription” date back to ancient times in Mesopotamia. The United States instituted a draft or conscription during the Civil War, which led to a series of bloody draft riots. Resistance to the draft, as managed by the Selective Service in the United States, reached a historic peak during the Vietnam War.
Every branch of the US military besides the Marine Corps has failed to meet their recruitment goals. We are low on ammo, as the commander-in-chief pointed out, and soldiers. The problem is two-fold. No one wants to enlist, and the number of young Americans who would actually qualify has reached a record low. A 2022 poll showed that only 9% of those eligible want to join the military, a major decrease from 29% in recent years. Over half of the respondents (57%) were worried that they would suffer psychological damage from serving. A more recent poll from May 2023 indicates only 13% of 18 to 29-year-olds are “highly willing” to serve.
The last generation had the hot topic issue of 9/11, terrorism, and protecting their country’s freedom. This generation has been raised in classrooms where they sit for the pledge of allegiance and are taught that their country is inherently bad. They watched the Commander in Chief abandon their mission in Afghanistan and continually disrespect members of the military. Not to mention the military fired servicemembers who declined to take the experimental vaccine.
One proposed solution was to offer citizenship to illegal immigrants who enlisted. Since top government agents are unable to define women, expect everyone to be targeted.
The US military could go into a hybrid model of recruiting new soldiers. War is coming either way. September 29, 2024, would be shortly before the next US presidential election. That, too is right on target, as the only possible way for Biden to stay in power would be to forego a real election process.
Biden moves forward with plan to cancel $39 billion in student loan debt
“The leftists are winning without your formal surrender. In fact you may be paying off student debt anyway whether you surrender or not.”
It is ironic that you mention the leftists; yet you resort to the time-honored tactic of the left: When you can’t support your argument, you change it.
That, son, is known as a strawman.
Keep the discussion as developed in my post #88 and your post #97.
Fine. You know the companies that are pushing the leftist agenda. Don't surrender, but don't expect them to fight on your terms either. They're not coming at you with guns, but with their media and our consumer dollars. Boycott them to the best of you ability.
If you, personally are already doing that, then this doesn't apply to you. that's what I meant by "you know who you are."
“You know the companies that are pushing the leftist agenda. Don’t surrender, but don’t expect them to fight on your terms either.”
I have never expected any foe to fight on my terms; only a fool would engage in such folly as a “fair” fight when one is attacked.
I have 2 sons, 25 and 21, and an 18 (Soon to be 19 year old) daughter. I’m wondering if I should tell them that it’s okay to go to Canada?
You're 100% right about that. As I see it, the fight now is with money, not guns. Have the guns ready, but we have to fight with our money and stop funding the lefties who are fighting against us. Otherwise, they'll just keep using our money against us.
I agree.
I suggest that none of them join the military willingly.
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