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http://Military recruitment is down. Why don’t young Americans want to join?
It's clear to the Department of Defense that Gen Z, those born roughly between 1997 and 2012, are key to the future of the enlisted force. What's unclear is what will persuade them to sign up. The survey in this article fails to address some of the more important concerns... Increased the maximum age to enlist does nothing to recruit Gen Zs! If you really want to know why young men and women are not interested in joining, look at the bad publicity we frequently receive.
Dining facilities closing making it difficult for troops to find a place to eat.
Marine Corps barracks - deteriorated and sometimes squalid on-base housing for troops.
Soldiers Unpaid: National Guard Hasn't Paid Out Thousands of Enlistment Bonuses.
The military’s sexual assault problem is only getting worse (Military Times Headline!).
While it is difficult to correlate military and civilian pay because of differences in benefits packages, some compensation experts--including a few inside the Pentagon--say that U.S. soldiers are poorly paid, especially when compared to those doing dangerous jobs here at home. (Los Angeles Times article).
Army general says moldy barracks are a ‘discipline problem’ - he blames the problem on the soldiers! (It isn’t the mold causing the problem, according to the commander of the 1st Armored Division Maj. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, but rather discipline within the Army.)
These are just the tip of the iceberg on what a perspective recruit can Google and find about life in the military. Gen Z prospects are very computer literate and not easily fooled by all the foo faa thrown at them during the recruitment process. They see the military as a corporation that does not care about their employees. Until we clean up our act on treatment of enlisted solders, we will continue to fail in attracting a new force!
It's clear to the Department of Defense that Gen Z, those born roughly between 1997 and 2012, are key to the future of the enlisted force. What's unclear is what will persuade them to sign up. The survey in this article fails to address some of the more important concerns... Increased the maximum age to enlist does nothing to recruit Gen Zs! If you really want to know why young men and women are not interested in joining, look at the bad publicity we frequently receive.
Dining facilities closing making it difficult for troops to find a place to eat.
Marine Corps barracks - deteriorated and sometimes squalid on-base housing for troops.
Soldiers Unpaid: National Guard Hasn't Paid Out Thousands of Enlistment Bonuses.
The military’s sexual assault problem is only getting worse (Military Times Headline!).
While it is difficult to correlate military and civilian pay because of differences in benefits packages, some compensation experts--including a few inside the Pentagon--say that U.S. soldiers are poorly paid, especially when compared to those doing dangerous jobs here at home. (Los Angeles Times article).
Army general says moldy barracks are a ‘discipline problem’ - he blames the problem on the soldiers! (It isn’t the mold causing the problem, according to the commander of the 1st Armored Division Maj. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, but rather discipline within the Army.)
These are just the tip of the iceberg on what a perspective recruit can Google and find about life in the military. Gen Z prospects are very computer literate and not easily fooled by all the foo faa thrown at them during the recruitment process. They see the military as a corporation that does not care about their employees. Until we clean up our act on treatment of enlisted solders, we will continue to fail in attracting a new force!
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One of the latest attempts to improve recruiting is to relax recruiting standards for fitness and pot use. Another recruiting recommendation is to "Showcase the benefits of military service. “talk about service and what it does for the country,” but less about “what it does for the individual.” Even better is to increase the recruitment bonus up to $50,000.
The first idea will get us a force of overweight, out-of-shape servicemembers high on pot! Second idea amplifies what the potential recruit already knows - we don't care about the individual servicemember! After that we can promise bonuses and fail to pay - similar to the National Guard...
The simple problem with recruitment is that we are not competitive when compared to the civilian market. The BS about the military turning "Woke" is not the issue, we just don't treat our servicemembers with dignity and respect. We should never have military families on Snap or food stamp programs. Our single servicemembers deserve adequate living quarters and dining facilities. If we promise a bonus - pay it!... Basically, if all the services provided adequate living conditions, a proper health care system, and comparable compensation, we would be well on our way to attaining an new and dedicated military force.
The first idea will get us a force of overweight, out-of-shape servicemembers high on pot! Second idea amplifies what the potential recruit already knows - we don't care about the individual servicemember! After that we can promise bonuses and fail to pay - similar to the National Guard...
The simple problem with recruitment is that we are not competitive when compared to the civilian market. The BS about the military turning "Woke" is not the issue, we just don't treat our servicemembers with dignity and respect. We should never have military families on Snap or food stamp programs. Our single servicemembers deserve adequate living quarters and dining facilities. If we promise a bonus - pay it!... Basically, if all the services provided adequate living conditions, a proper health care system, and comparable compensation, we would be well on our way to attaining an new and dedicated military force.
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