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Posted on Jun 6, 2016
Will a "Millennial" military weaken our National Power?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials
How do we keep our military strong while a generation of youth joins our ranks that are used to being told "Great Job" when they merely participate? When a ribbon rack becomes a contest rather than about accomplishments and individual pride. When a "Combat Patch" or SSI-FWTS cannot be worn around others because they did not have the chance to earn one.
How do we keep our military strong while a generation of youth joins our ranks that are used to being told "Great Job" when they merely participate? When a ribbon rack becomes a contest rather than about accomplishments and individual pride. When a "Combat Patch" or SSI-FWTS cannot be worn around others because they did not have the chance to earn one.
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People love to attack millennials any way they can, but it ain't the millennials that will weaken our military, it will be Congress who constantly cut budgets so they don't have to raise taxes. Having a strong military costs money, and to spend money you have to have revenue.
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TSgt (Join to see)
It is not about "attacking" Millennials. It is about having a strong force. We can spend all the money in the world to have the best equipment and the best training, but if the force is not willing to aggressively approach an objective then how effective is the force?
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MSgt Michael Smith
Personally I have served, supervised, and deployed with millennials and my experience has been absolutely no different than any other young troops. I think they are bullied a lot for what is really just a reflection of society as a whole. Every generation thinks the ones downstream are somehow less capable then theirs. I can remember people saying that about Gen X --used to call us lazy, unmotivated, and goalless.
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SSG Roger Ayscue
They waste money like the millions that they are spending to rename bases instead of fixing the barracks.
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The current social engineering by the left will destroy our military effectiveness if not reversed.
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MSgt Michael Smith
It really is like a broken record with the Right. Since the Right cannot just deal with the cultural shift occurring in the country, you all have to rationalize it --cause what could possibly explain a more tolerant, environmentally conscious society??? So you, along with Michael Savage and half-a-dozen other talk radio losers, continually rant on and on about how there is some sort of vast social conspiracy to brainwash America's youth! Seriously, do you know what you sound like? --a bunch of paranoid zealots! It isn't socially engineering, its cultural evolution. And you are the ones resisting it, and getting left behind in the wake.
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Honestly, only time will tell. But I'll give you a hint in where it's going - Just look at the direction our leadership is going.
The current senior leadership needs to persevere through the political nightmare where Congress cries for equality by lowering standards, let NCOs be the bulldogs they were in teaching the juniors courtesy and respect, and teach them that in order to be awarded and achievement, you have to earn it.
The current senior leadership needs to persevere through the political nightmare where Congress cries for equality by lowering standards, let NCOs be the bulldogs they were in teaching the juniors courtesy and respect, and teach them that in order to be awarded and achievement, you have to earn it.
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Not completely, but we've already seen the detriment to making concessions for the few rather than the many. While I believe there are still plenty of young people out there who want to serve as a point of pride and accomplishment. There will be the ones and twos who sign up to see "well what can you do for me".
As they say, even one chink in a chain can weaken the strongest armor.
As they say, even one chink in a chain can weaken the strongest armor.
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The point was the common ongoing trend about how complacency among the ranks is growing and how the pride is diminishing. I do not ask a question so it can be avoided or discredited. If this is how the military approaches a subject then I should stop asking questions to improve how I approach the issues I see then I should get out now. Thanks for your time.
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MSgt Michael Smith
Give me an example of pride diminishing, and complacency increasing. Where is the data to back this idea up? You are assuming a trend where there isn't one. If there is one, then where is the evidence?
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Probably not. We have plenty of great leaders in today's military that fall within this generation. From a leadership standpoint, I think there would be greater harm if we don't learn and adapt new and more effective leadership styles.
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TSgt (Join to see)
How do you instill discipline with a more relaxed leadership style with followers that strive on a relaxed and easy-going environment to live complacently?
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SSG Carlos Madden
I didn't think we had a more relaxed leadership style. Instilling discipline involves understanding soldiers, what motivates them, how to leverage the mission and their personal capabilities and setting an example. If there is a perception that they are "easy going" that doesn't mean they will be ineffective war fighters, it just means the the things we find important aren't always the same things when we're talking about different generations.
Instilling discipline has and will always be about enforcing standards and demonstrating these standards early on.
Instilling discipline has and will always be about enforcing standards and demonstrating these standards early on.
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