The Armed Forces continue to have trouble meeting their recruiting goals, and reasons include not only a lack of qualified volunteers but also a general lack of interest. Lack of interest is the result of (1) “woke” policies and (2) the manner in which we have used our Armed Forces since the conclusion of the Second World War.
How can I explain this? Maybe through the use of an imaginary story like this:
Alternate History: How England Won the War of Independence with the Aid of Social Media.
Assume that YouTube and similar platforms had been around circa 1775, and our side put out this recruiting video.
The video goes into the soldier’s background, which includes having “two moms” and having marched for equality. In the past, the Armed Forces have used the unifying and indeed inclusive approach of not caring about anybody’s background. Everybody wears the same clothing, has roughly the same haircut, eats the same food (with choices now available for religious or dietary reasons), and is treated the same.
It would have been more to the point to omit the soldier’s background completely and point out instead that, despite being just a few years (if that) out of high school, she is partly responsible for operating a Patriot Missile battery whose total cost is $1.1 billion. That’s a lot of responsibility for an enlisted person, and it is the kind of experience for which intelligent employers will pay good money once she completes her enlistment.
The British, meanwhile, posted this recruiting video.
The entire Continental Army, including George Washington, resigned immediately, drank King George’s health, took his shilling, and put on red coats, and the war was over.
Note also that the British video does not talk about adventure, but rather peace at home.
Would you or would you want your children to serve in the armed forces under Obiden and Obama??? I sure wouldn’t. I feel for recruiters. It’s a tough job and even moreso under such POS running the country.