Posted on Jul 3, 2019
Project 100,000: The Vietnam War's cruel experiment on American soldiers
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Never knew about this subject. Incredible! Talk about cannon fodder!
Project 100,000: The Vietnam War's cruel experiment on American soldiers
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Selective Service (the Draft)
Vietnam War Selective Service (the Draft)
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Our unit 3/8 Inf.4th Inf.Div.received as replacements ,what we called President Johnson’s 100,000 it was a cruel and dangerous way to fill the ranks due to losses in combat,having to break in FNGs is bad enough without having problems with marginal mental and physical limitations,it just becomes tragic,shameful political policy .
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SSG Dennis R.
I knew that group as "McNamara's 100,000".
When the draft ended, recruiters had a real problem on their hands. In the early 1970's a great many recruits were younger versions of the guys who went to Vietnam. The Recruiting Command took a real hit when it all came to light. Their own personnel were corrupting the system, really scraping the bottom-of-the-barrel.
The recruit gets thru BCT & AIT - plenty of close supervision, very little free time - once they get to that first real assignment, they fall apart. The outpatient mental health clinic on Ft Hood was involved in more administrative discharges during the middle 70's than we could count - psychological and psychiatric evaluations had to be done.
No telling what all that cost the American taxpayer.
When the draft ended, recruiters had a real problem on their hands. In the early 1970's a great many recruits were younger versions of the guys who went to Vietnam. The Recruiting Command took a real hit when it all came to light. Their own personnel were corrupting the system, really scraping the bottom-of-the-barrel.
The recruit gets thru BCT & AIT - plenty of close supervision, very little free time - once they get to that first real assignment, they fall apart. The outpatient mental health clinic on Ft Hood was involved in more administrative discharges during the middle 70's than we could count - psychological and psychiatric evaluations had to be done.
No telling what all that cost the American taxpayer.
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SGT Philip Roncari
SSG Dennis R. - When I was discharged in 1968 the Army I joined just a few years previously had become weakened by racial strife,drug use,political protests so I can imagine what the 70s brought ,that war had many far reaching effects for the Military,took years to get back the professionalism and pride we once had,be well Brother
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SSG Dennis R.
SGT Philip Roncari - I was at Camp Enari with B Co 4th Avn - Gambler Guns from Oct '69, in helicopter maintenance. In early '70 the Div moved to An Khe - Hong Kong Mountain. After 'Nam, I reclassified to the medics & mental health.
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MSgt Neil Greenfield Nothing Surprises Me but that was Just Sick. Basically Recruited them as Bullet Bait. Walking Targets.
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My section did an analysis on this in the spring of '69. The results were not good. General Abrams did not want any of that category assigned into MACV, but could not do anything overtly about it. I will not say any reports were faked, but,,,,
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