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The 'kids' part deserves emphasis. In recent times the military has been lowering its admission standards, and as such all manner of emotionally immature and me
by ihsw 13y ago
The 'kids' part deserves emphasis. In recent times the military has been lowering its admission standards, and as such all manner of emotionally immature and mentally unstable are being allowed in. This isn't new, but it's been on the rise.
The soldiers we're sending over there aren't trained professionals, they're glorified mall-cops with sub-machine guns. The ones with special training are involved in special operations and they're few and far in-between, and personally I'd prefer we maintain a group of highly specialized individuals rather than an army of meat shields.
- pc86 13y agoThis true, except for the part where the US military is cutting forces[0] and it is becoming harder and harder to join[1]. It's probably easier to pretend the majority of the military is comprised of barely pubescent country bumpkins with no training past the Boy Scouts, but that's just not the case. [0] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/army-to-cut-its-forces-by-80000-in-5-years.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/army-to-cut-its-forces-... [1] http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/15/news/economy/military-recruiting/index.html?iid=SF_E_River http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/15/news/economy/military-recrui...
- jessaustin 13y agoWell that is good news.