Reaction & Commentary
During the last fiscal year the Army missed its recruitment goal by around 25 percent now practically speaking that doesn’t put us in like a huge you know issue technically their goal was to have 476 000 soldiers they’re now projected to have around 445 000 and 452 000 and end strength numbers
Coming in September but the big concern is what will happen if that Trend continues the U.S Marines don’t be seen to be having any issues but the Marines are also kind of Awesome I grew up in a marine household of course as for the Navy and the Air Force those
Things are not looking so hot the Navy had to increase its enlistment age from 39 to 41 years old the Air Force got a boost in recruitment from the film top gun Maverick but even despite that both of them are facing challenges and both are expecting to face deep holes in
Enlistment this year so what’s the solution well maybe help the projection of a more patriotic films tell the American story maybe remind younger generations of why they should fight to defend the U.S Constitution and what it stands for well no the Pentagon is instead doing something different the Pentagon is doing a review
To loosen the requirements it’s taking a second look at whether the 250 issues that he gets you disqualified from serving in the military are really all necessary and interestingly as well they’re turning into Tick-Tock to recruit and they’re also trying to show a new image of the American armed forces
And the U.S Navy is now embracing what many U.S Marines suspected all along the Navy has now promoted a non-binary drag queen as its digital Ambassador Joshua Kelly whose stage name is harpy Daniels has been posting short videos on Tick Tock and other social media sites
To sell the appeal of the Navy to younger Generations he’s even performed in drag on the aircraft carrier U.S Ronald Reagan with the U.S Navy in 2017 and 2018. in a recent post on Tick Tock he wrote this the Navy has a diverse group of people including non-binary
Trans and queer people no haters can stop us watch this you kidding I’m at the top of my game I’m not up there with a big dogs girls come on they’re saving the world to the men I don’t think so [Applause] well is it gonna work well the Navy is expected to fall about 8 000 people short of its recruitment goal this year the main recruits are often people just getting out of high school and they’re likely looking at what kids are being shown and being taught in school to
Decide what they want in terms of what they’re looking for it’s like that the Navy is trying to appeal to lgbtq Youth and trying to represent itself as a new so-called safe space so what’s the problem with that well the military has never been a safe space in
Fact it shouldn’t be the military is very much about putting yourself In Harm’s Way it’s about war and that often folks entails as General Patton suggested either dying for your country or making someone else die for their country now for many Americans it gives the appearance the fighting nature of the
U.S military is being sacrificed for political and woke interests and American adversaries are taking note of this the Russian military for example they dislodged a video ad campaign to lure more quote unquote real men perhaps a direct snap at the direction the U.S military is barreling towards
