Army Scrambling to Explain Massive Recruitment Failure
Townhall,
by
Katie Pavlich
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
10/11/2022 1:07:44 PM
The U.S. Army is scrambling after missing recruitment numbers in 2022 by wide margins.
"The Army plans to increase its investment in marketing and is expected to expand a new program for struggling recruits, but leaders on Monday offered few new details on how they’ll fill the ranks after falling far short of recruiting goals this year," the Associated Press reports. "Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told reporters that a new recruiting task force is coming up with ideas. But any new plans would have to gel quickly in order to reverse the dramatically low enlistment numbers over the past year.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
SALady 10/11/2022 1:14:14 PM (No. 1301533)
Young men have always joined the military to learn to fight to protect and defend their nation and its people.
But nowadays, instead of learning to fight, they are wasting most of their time learning how not to offend mentally ill freaks, and being forced to do things (like useless and dangerous vaccinations) that had nothing to do with fighting and winning wars.
I have known 4 young men. Strong, healthy, smart, patriotic, ready to give their all for this nation. They all joined the military (2 Marines, 1 Army, and 1 Navy) and planned to make careers of it. But after all the "woke" indoctrination, they all quit after 1 tour.
Sadly, it won't get any better until we get some good conservatives elected who can try to "right the ship"!!!
59 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
Norway 10/11/2022 1:15:02 PM (No. 1301536)
Army recruitment is failing because the Army is failing. The Army is failing because Biden is failing. Because Biden is failing, America is failing.
81 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
planetgeo 10/11/2022 1:31:30 PM (No. 1301546)
Yeah, I guess the campaign to "Share a Foxhole with a Transvestite" isn't catching on...
72 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Lazyman 10/11/2022 1:34:33 PM (No. 1301549)
Voluntarily joining an organization that is headed by an inept idiot like Christine Wormuth and a Commander in Chief in diapers is insane.
50 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
DVC 10/11/2022 1:34:35 PM (No. 1301550)
NO ONE wants to be in "this man's Army" with the crazed ideas, deadly shot requirements and mandatory induction of lunatics.
43 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
VirtuDawg 10/11/2022 1:38:44 PM (No. 1301554)
Not to worry. If we get into a shooting war, we can bombard the enemy with preferred pronouns . . .
That should do it.
47 people like this.
About time to re-instate the randomly-selected draft recruits??? Might help some young men to realize there is a country outside their neighborhood.
8 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
stablemoney 10/11/2022 1:45:12 PM (No. 1301560)
Personally, I would never join an organization that violated my personal rights, including vaccinations, or subjected me to mandatory diversity and leftist propaganda. I also cannot support an organization of a government that does not tell the truth to the American people, or respect the American people's rights regarding their government, including the right to see documents not smudged out, or have officials testify, without the smug it is an ongoing investigation, or the fake sources and methods.
27 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
NorthernDog 10/11/2022 1:48:52 PM (No. 1301566)
Young men who have a warrior spirit could always count on the armed services to put that to good use. Now they are discouraged from being warriors. Liberals want pajama boy-types and a 'rainbow of diversity' in the barracks. It's not surprising that many are now repelled by Biden's military.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
formerNYer 10/11/2022 1:49:17 PM (No. 1301568)
Maybe they can troll the gay & trans bars and scrape a platoon??
23 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Sandpiper 10/11/2022 1:49:28 PM (No. 1301569)
The army doesn’t have a marketing problem. They have a leadership problem. Fix that and the numbers come back.
Why do the elite think we are stupid?? Who would fight right now in that woke army?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
jimboscott 10/11/2022 1:51:03 PM (No. 1301571)
Maybe the Armed Forces need to be more ABCDEFHIJKMNOPRSUVWXYZ Friendly.
11 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
bighambone 10/11/2022 1:56:07 PM (No. 1301578)
It’s easy, no true potential warriors want to join Biden’s “woke” Army. Americans are tired of being sent to the ends of the world to fight in what are actually civil wars, taking tens of thousands of casualties in sandboxes and jungles, that have nothing to do with the legitimate defense of the USA.
I experienced the entire year of 1968 on the ground in Vietnam and during that time over 15,000 Americans were killed in action with untold numbers seriously maimed or wounded. What came out of that conflict that lasted many years, well the entire country of Vietnam was taken over by the Communists after the DC politicians got big time backlash from the American people who recognized that they had been using incompetent military tactics, and decided to bug out militarily. Now when I order a pair of walking shoes from a major U.S. online retailer they say they were manufactured in Vietnam! So why were the US military deployed their in the first place? I guess you could say the same about the Afghanistan fiasco? Now with a new generation of warmongers in DC, the Democrats and some RINOS are putting Trump down for staying out of obvious civil and other foreign wars that have nothing to do with the legitimate defense of the USA.
27 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
RCFLyer98 10/11/2022 1:58:49 PM (No. 1301580)
Perhaps we could start with "thoroughly modern Milley". asking him if a normal soldier would mind being in a foxhole with a transvestite or some other type of human queerness? This problem goes all the way to the top to Biden and his administration however. I sure wouldn't want take any orders from Rachel (nee Richard) Levine, or indirectly from Sam Brinton etc.
15 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
mean Gene 10/11/2022 2:00:13 PM (No. 1301582)
Now, under joe, female recruits must shower and live with males (who identify as female).
And the men who are men don't like this one bit.
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Leadership begins at the top. 'nuf said.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 10/11/2022 2:11:14 PM (No. 1301592)
Milley doesn't have time for this nonsense.
He's out searching for - - or at least attempting to create - - white supremacists. We may not have much of a fighting military - - but at least we can surrender with clean social consciences.
11 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Marzon 10/11/2022 2:21:37 PM (No. 1301600)
The surrender of Afghanistan had nothing to do with it I'm sure....
16 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
clayusmcret 10/11/2022 2:22:48 PM (No. 1301601)
It's really easy to explain. Red-blooded Americans look at the woke depravity being pushed in the military and say, "Nope, that's not for me." And many veterans no longer recommend the military to family and friends. We cannot recommend serving where we would not.
21 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
felixcat 10/11/2022 2:27:42 PM (No. 1301603)
Any poster here can tell me if I am wrong but based on my time in the US Navy (enlisted and officer), one won't find a more diverse group of individuals anywhere in this country and yet, idiots like Wormouth keep on whining about diversity, equity, inclusion, etc.
20 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
faceincrowd 10/11/2022 2:30:22 PM (No. 1301604)
I'd be damned if I would put my life up for a government and part of its citizens who hate and disdain me.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
CivilServant 10/11/2022 2:31:41 PM (No. 1301605)
Why join the Military of a Country you feel no connection to, were not assimilated into, were not born in and raised with the traditions and culture of that Country?
Progressivism delenda est.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
oldmagnolia 10/11/2022 2:36:47 PM (No. 1301608)
Our family has served this country since the Revolutionary War. Our son and our grandchildren are NOT going to.
19 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
RayLRiv 10/11/2022 2:37:46 PM (No. 1301609)
Go Woke
Army Go Broke
12 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 10/11/2022 2:41:01 PM (No. 1301613)
If they just keep mandating the vaccine, the rainbow cult agenda, sex change operations, Pedophiles, Child grooming, drag queen story time for military kids, Hair and make up classes for trans boys, rainbow colored bullets and intense pronoun training i am sure they would get a big rush of new recruits signing up. Or not.
14 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
marbles 10/11/2022 2:50:47 PM (No. 1301616)
On purpose to destroy our military, our defenders, our country.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 10/11/2022 2:51:36 PM (No. 1301617)
Simple question. Ask potential recruits if they are willing to die for Diaper Joe's America. I bet the answer to the recruitment question is answered right quick and in a hurry.
7 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
Sanchin 10/11/2022 2:55:22 PM (No. 1301620)
They are too WOKE to handle truth. Imagine giving up you life or limb to defend some Ukrainian Oligarch like Zelenskyy to continue the corruption.
9 people like this.
Reply 29 - Posted by:
bobn.t 10/11/2022 3:07:27 PM (No. 1301630)
National leadership
Biden
Covid shots
Wokeness
Top rankig officials.
Homosexuality in military
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
FJB 10/11/2022 3:10:00 PM (No. 1301635)
Blame Obiden.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
lakerman1 10/11/2022 3:10:34 PM (No. 1301637)
The girl secretary of the army never served in the military!
The morbidly obese chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is a damned fool. He supports damned near every sexual perversion known to man, to be incorporated into the corps..
The secretary of defense, equally fat, has a stolen valor silver star. He has never, as far as his record would indicate, served in combat. When he speaks, even insomniacs nod off.
The idiot general in Kabul essentially abandoned his troops, letting 13 of them die. And he allowed the enemy to set up our perimeter defense, and screen in those who afghans who could depart.That general is dumber than the battle planner for Custer at Little Big Horn.
All of the above, reasons for recruiting problems? You bet.
We don't need queer brigades and pregnant women soldiers. We need warriors, loaded with testosterone and the best weapons available.
And we certainly don't need a demented draft evader as president, and an America hater Canadian as Vice President.
18 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
Rama41 10/11/2022 3:11:12 PM (No. 1301639)
"During his confirmation hearing for the role of Joe Biden’s secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin vowed to root out white supremacy and right-wing radicalism in the ranks, though he provided little detail as to how that would be accomplished. “The job of the Department of Defense is to keep America safe from our enemies,” he said. “But we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks.”" Vanity Fair 2/4/21 Gee, I can't imagine why any vet's kids wouldn't want to join this fine organization. /s
12 people like this.
Reply 33 - Posted by:
Krause 10/11/2022 3:12:40 PM (No. 1301641)
VP Harris needs to come in and find out the root cause!
5 people like this.
Reply 34 - Posted by:
Rama41 10/11/2022 3:14:23 PM (No. 1301643)
#29. Should have added, "...after all Lloyd Austin has done for it."
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
PCMM 10/11/2022 3:20:22 PM (No. 1301653)
I’m not the least bit surprised that many here are missing a very simple truth that is so obvious that you’re missing it. This isn’t complicated, and there’s no reason for a list … it’s ONE GIANT REASON.
The horrible withdrawal from Afghanistan revealed that joining the military is a waste of time, an unnecessary sacrifice without meaning or purpose. It will last for generations to come if Republicans don’t pull their prissy little heads out of their fourth point of contact.
12 people like this.
Reply 36 - Posted by:
DVC 10/11/2022 3:28:10 PM (No. 1301673)
Three nephews went into USMC. One is KIA in Afghanistan, two got out after one tour, couldn't take the woke insanity.
Thankfully my dead nephew was killed before the USMC went all to hell under the current band of leftist destroyers.
13 people like this.
In the Marine Corps if a recruiter misses quota for 3 straight months they are relieved. It seems like if a service misses quota for an entire year the service chief should be fired.
6 people like this.
Reply 38 - Posted by:
TCloud 10/11/2022 4:04:25 PM (No. 1301701)
Who wants to fight for a Woke Army that only want to LUV its enemies to death?
2 people like this.
Reply 39 - Posted by:
XCenturion 10/11/2022 4:08:15 PM (No. 1301704)
Who in their right mind would join the "woke" military today? The "RuPaul's" in leadership think combat readiness means making sure you pantyhose and falsies or in order.
4 people like this.
Reply 40 - Posted by:
Blue Hen1 10/11/2022 4:15:25 PM (No. 1301712)
Did Medals Milley figure out white rage yet?
6 people like this.
Reply 41 - Posted by:
downnout 10/11/2022 5:25:27 PM (No. 1301755)
Oh great. Their solution is to form a committee to look at options. Sounds like a bunch of Ivy League MBAs. Lots of expertise in consulting and zero experience if actual management.
2 people like this.
Reply 42 - Posted by:
Strike3 10/11/2022 5:39:46 PM (No. 1301767)
It seems that there are not enough LGBTQCYHGDS people out there to populate an army. The mantra of we straight people is NIMF "Not In My Foxhole." You Army people don't need marketing, you need brains. Maybe a couple more free COVID shots and a booster will draw them in.
3 people like this.
Reply 43 - Posted by:
edgar 10/11/2022 6:22:18 PM (No. 1301815)
Get woke, go broke applies to public entities, too.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
rochow 10/11/2022 6:29:22 PM (No. 1301822)
Start by dumping Austin!! That jackass gone, there will be a slight improvement. It will be even better after the bidet is out of the WH!
3 people like this.
Reply 45 - Posted by:
Ashley Brenton 10/11/2022 7:12:06 PM (No. 1301857)
Why does America's military need to be appreciably larger than that of Canada's?
2 people like this.
Reply 46 - Posted by:
FunOne 10/11/2022 7:23:27 PM (No. 1301864)
Remember the "Army of One" recruiting commercial of a few dec
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
FunOne 10/11/2022 7:25:04 PM (No. 1301865)
Remember that "Army of One" recruiting commercial of a few decades ago?
It sure turned out to be rather visionary didn't it?
5 people like this.
Reply 48 - Posted by:
Old Army Vet 10/11/2022 10:08:28 PM (No. 1301946)
I am so disgusted with what Brandon and his gang of sissies have done to this country that I can't imagine being in the Military at this time. I'm glad my time was over fifty years ago, Soldiers were Soldiers and nothing else. We served without caring or being told who wanted to wear a dress.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
mifla 10/12/2022 7:16:03 AM (No. 1302197)
Enlist in the Army.
Get mandatory vaccine.
If you survive, you are drowned in PC nonsense.
If you go into combat, you have senseless rules of engagement.
If your country decides they tire of a war, you may get left behind.
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Reply 50 - Posted by:
broken01 10/12/2022 2:26:34 PM (No. 1302689)
You had young men lying about their ages to enlisted in "This Man's Army" during WWII. Now with complete idiots like Biden, Austin, Wormuth, Milley and McConville in charge what 18-34 year old would even think about joining.
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Reply 51 - Posted by:
HotPatty 10/12/2022 8:37:47 PM (No. 1302926)
Who would want to voluntarily join the Army, Navy, etc with all of the WOKE Generals-Admirals, etc in the Pentagon?
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