America facing a military recruiting crisis

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  • čas přidán 5. 12. 2023
  • America's military faces a recruiting crisis, with three of the five branches failing to meet their manpower goals this year. Big bonuses, loosened enlistment requirements, and new advertising slogans did not push the services out of their slumps and lawmakers want answers. Mike Gooding has the latest from Capitol Hill.
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Komentáře • 607

  • @TigerFlan
    @TigerFlan Před 5 měsíci +451

    As a veteran, I do NOT recommend joining the military at all.

    • @kravkik7930
      @kravkik7930 Před 5 měsíci +25

      Too bad joining anyways.

    • @anthony-qw2fi
      @anthony-qw2fi Před 5 měsíci

      @@kravkik7930yup

    • @lanxy2398
      @lanxy2398 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@kravkik7930Lol idiot

    • @LeopoldMaysonet
      @LeopoldMaysonet Před 5 měsíci

      Good for you young man!! It's what you make of it.. Joined the Navy myself a few months after high school graduation. College or University isn't for everyone. Desert Shield/Storm veteran here as well. Got out as an E4, stayed that way after active duty and went to the Reserves a few years before my contract ran out. It helped me out in the long run when I joined the fire department, almost a few decades on the job now. Keep your eyes open, your mouth shut and your nose clean. Good luck!@@kravkik7930

    • @CD-zx6if
      @CD-zx6if Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@kravkik7930you will be a slave for the government. Speaking from experience. Not worth it

  • @394pjo
    @394pjo Před 6 měsíci +243

    I'll defend my country with my life, but Im not dying for the Koch brothers or Bill Gates.

    • @banger2998
      @banger2998 Před 6 měsíci

      lol bill gates and the koch brothers😂😂😂 they have nothing to do with us foreign policy. Crazy how stuff like this that would make everyone within a 100ft radius laugh at you for the rest of the day 10 years ago is to a degree normal now. Being stupid is just normal now iq points have been dropping every decade the results are showing.

    • @nigelsookram882
      @nigelsookram882 Před 6 měsíci

      Nobody wants to be a part of invading countries for American "freedom"..

    • @commonsenseisntcommon1776
      @commonsenseisntcommon1776 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Biden?

    • @guillermoelnino
      @guillermoelnino Před 4 měsíci +5

      I'd sooner defend R ussia and Israel before I defend the nation of dr ag qu een st ory hour.

    • @digger11000
      @digger11000 Před 4 měsíci

      I think if things got bad enough you would fight to keep our country safe and not care about Bill gates.

  • @grrrlbreaker
    @grrrlbreaker Před 7 měsíci +163

    Word is out: join and get crapped on.

    • @mikewilkins4126
      @mikewilkins4126 Před 4 měsíci

      Well if you're white, you get crapped on. If you're brown, you probably get promoted.

    • @guillermoelnino
      @guillermoelnino Před 4 měsíci +4

      unless y ou're an ille gal al ien. THen y ou get treated like kings.

    • @FadeHook23
      @FadeHook23 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@guillermoelninowhat? You need to be a citizen to enlist?

    • @guillermoelnino
      @guillermoelnino Před 4 měsíci

      @@FadeHook23 not any more.

    • @Wanteyt
      @Wanteyt Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​@@guillermoelnino proof lol

  • @goatrockhunters8000
    @goatrockhunters8000 Před 6 měsíci +128

    I would not encourage any young person to join the military or police. Why risk everything for a bunch of ungrateful politicians and activist who hate you!! Stay home and protect your loved ones. We are all on our own!!!

    • @kingkoi6542
      @kingkoi6542 Před 5 měsíci

      I would risk my life to help an ally though and the people of another country... Id be willing to sacrifice for countries like South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Romania and Taiwan 🇺🇲 We have obligations that our "leaders" truthfully have taken advantage of....

    • @goatrockhunters8000
      @goatrockhunters8000 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@kingkoi6542 I’m talking about joining the US military not joining with some other country to fight for them

    • @mikewilkins4126
      @mikewilkins4126 Před 4 měsíci

      @@kingkoi6542 Wow. The thing is, we did sacrifice for South Korea and they've been pretty ungrateful. Maybe you should rethink several of those. I'd want to help the European ones though.

    • @kingkoi6542
      @kingkoi6542 Před 4 měsíci

      @@mikewilkins4126 I believe the free people of South Korea are grateful, and that's enough for me. We certainly shouldn't be breaking our backs for people who don't carry their own weight like many European countries... But South Korea still holds as a strong bastion against Communism the same goes for Thailand and Taiwan.

    • @mikewilkins4126
      @mikewilkins4126 Před 4 měsíci

      @@kingkoi6542 Which European countries are you talking about? The ones that have let in millions of brown "refugees"? If the nations you mentioned are grateful, should they not reciprocate this? Just something to think about.

  • @GwladYrHaf
    @GwladYrHaf Před 6 měsíci +258

    I’m shocked the “my two moms” recruitment drive didn’t work.

    • @dasse8717
      @dasse8717 Před 5 měsíci

      Or maybe no one wants to fight useless/endless wars cause people like you gave up our rights cause you were scared of Moo-Slims.

    • @GwladYrHaf
      @GwladYrHaf Před 5 měsíci

      @@dasse8717Learn to spell please, also learn the futile concepts of the non-sequitur and finally try to understand the reductio ad absurdum logical fallacy.
      In short, you’re an idiot and you’re also prejudiced.
      Go away bigot.

    • @benjaminbowman1276
      @benjaminbowman1276 Před 5 měsíci +8

      I know it, I thought as soon as I saw it for the first time it was sure to get people fighting to be first in line at their local Army Recruitment Stations.

    • @GwladYrHaf
      @GwladYrHaf Před 5 měsíci +11

      @@benjaminbowman1276
      weird isn’t it, why weren’t the recruitment offices queued round the block with emma&2moms-esque identifying people?
      What’s really needed is all women and minority shortlists for all future service positions, including all front line troops.
      There is such a shocking overfill of white males in these roles.
      And with WW3 on the horizon we need all the diversity we can get in the more face to face roles.

    • @lpg12338
      @lpg12338 Před 5 měsíci +1

      🤣 👍

  • @shadowtempest2145
    @shadowtempest2145 Před 6 měsíci +131

    Yea no one wants to go to war for a military industrial complex. All of my brothers including myself have been telling everyone not to enlist.

    • @user-lp8fe8nn2j
      @user-lp8fe8nn2j Před 6 měsíci +27

      Same here. The way the global war is going on these poor kids could be shipped into wwi style trenches at any week.

    • @breadstick4458
      @breadstick4458 Před 6 měsíci +21

      Easier access to that information makes all the difference. People are more aware of the military industrial complex than ever

    • @GeloLego99
      @GeloLego99 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@breadstick4458 only took them 70 years

    • @kingkoi6542
      @kingkoi6542 Před 5 měsíci

      I dunno I think it's our obligation to help allies in Asia. South Korea, Japan, Thailand and Taiwan are countries I would fight for 🇺🇲 but our country isn't looking the best that's an unfortunate truth...

    • @kingkoi6542
      @kingkoi6542 Před 5 měsíci

      But in the end, it seems all the worlds militaries are at the bidding of 🇮🇱

  • @LNR65
    @LNR65 Před 6 měsíci +195

    Good, this country isn't worth fighting for.

    • @gabrielmartinez2455
      @gabrielmartinez2455 Před 6 měsíci

      Men North of Richmond say otherwise, they are delusional

    • @richietavarez1200
      @richietavarez1200 Před 6 měsíci

      Not since Biden and the democRATS took over

    • @kylelandon5618
      @kylelandon5618 Před 6 měsíci +18

      Never was.

    • @100KGNatty
      @100KGNatty Před 5 měsíci +31

      ​@@kylelandon5618It was until 1913

    • @censoredquotes3518
      @censoredquotes3518 Před 5 měsíci +15

      @@100KGNattyThis guy gets it! The country ended when the federal reserves was signed in.

  • @TheDon266
    @TheDon266 Před 5 měsíci +42

    Why fight for politicians who want you to own nothing and be happy about it?

    • @aphrodite7194
      @aphrodite7194 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Yep, why fight for a old man that looks like a bond villain and wants you to eat bugs.

  • @BoxingStorageChannel
    @BoxingStorageChannel Před 5 měsíci +44

    Former 11B, 2-28 black lions, served in Pakita Afghanistan from 2011-2012
    Do NOT join, you are not fighting for any honorable principle such as freedom or honor or any other vague concept, you are fodder for Black Rock Vanguard and Boeing. A pawn for the pocketbook of politicians.
    Stay at home to defend your family, our enemies are within our nation in the forms of politicians and elites, not other nations

    • @lordpezl5424
      @lordpezl5424 Před 5 měsíci +7

      Not to mention that getting your VA benefits can be like pulling teeth. Taking care of vets is a big hassle, but sending money to Ukraine is a no brainer. Disgusting.

    • @jamesshaughnessy1
      @jamesshaughnessy1 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Facts!!

  • @Eyecyhu
    @Eyecyhu Před 5 měsíci +221

    As a veteran, I’d suggest using the illegal immigrant that seem to matter more than the American people!

    • @benjaminbowman1276
      @benjaminbowman1276 Před 5 měsíci +20

      That's probably where this is going.

    • @BusinessBox13
      @BusinessBox13 Před 5 měsíci +12

      Fun Fact: American citizenship isn’t required to enlist.
      I’m sure u served alongside plenty of individuals who were grateful for assistance applying for citizenship.
      Try again.

    • @SchmuelGoldstein-mj8rk
      @SchmuelGoldstein-mj8rk Před 5 měsíci +28

      @@BusinessBox13he never said they couldn’t. He’s saying use them. We real Americans have done enough for this country. Time for people who’ve done nothing for it to earn their place

    • @GwladYrHaf
      @GwladYrHaf Před 5 měsíci +14

      @@BusinessBox13this wasn’t the gotcha you thought it was, you unfortunately argued against a point he didn’t make. Silly really.

    • @agarlicsorbet6482
      @agarlicsorbet6482 Před 5 měsíci

      created by you Americans invading and meddling with their countries. How poetic.

  • @laidoffjournalist
    @laidoffjournalist Před 6 měsíci +102

    I choose prison, instead of dying for the oil companies.

    • @scottowensbyable
      @scottowensbyable Před 6 měsíci +2

      I'm pretty sure you use oil everyday.

    • @user-lp8fe8nn2j
      @user-lp8fe8nn2j Před 6 měsíci +1

      It's not just the oil. It's the corporate elite. We don't even have a country since a country has to have borders.

    • @JakeDavis-bj9xs
      @JakeDavis-bj9xs Před 6 měsíci +36

      @@scottowensbyableThat justifies killing 1 million Iraqis?

    • @danielcarlson800
      @danielcarlson800 Před 6 měsíci

      Wow!!!!!!

    • @digger11000
      @digger11000 Před 6 měsíci

      oil companies have nothing to do with the US Military. I am not sure what you mean.

  • @jaybyhop
    @jaybyhop Před 5 měsíci +41

    Guys, it's not worth serving. It won't make you a badass, it's not worth it, and don't listen to the "It's your country" because it's not. It's an economic zone, you don't matter.

    • @BigPuddin
      @BigPuddin Před 4 měsíci

      At one point in recent American history, that wasn't true. There was pride and honor in serving. Now, though? Nah. It's not badass to sacrifice yourself for modern ideology for a political machine that actively hates you.

  • @kostyaa1990
    @kostyaa1990 Před 6 měsíci +73

    Can't find affordable housing, a good job, normal people, or decent food in this country. Joining the military would just add to so many uncontrollable problems. Nobody can trust they won't be abused or patronized by joining the military, since this is what is most likely to happen. God forbid anyone see that you care or want to do good, people here are conditioned to destroying those trying to do this. To preserve my self-respect, I'm moving back to Europe; at least I can afford a basic apartment and be more relaxed around people like me. I had to experience America... at least I got to see her in her Twighlight.

    • @user-lp8fe8nn2j
      @user-lp8fe8nn2j Před 6 měsíci +15

      You are so lucky you can afford to go back. My family has been here since the 1500s I wish I could go back to my real country.

    • @richietavarez1200
      @richietavarez1200 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Seems like the use of preferred gender pronouns is more important than the training. Nobody wants to join a WOKE military.

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Před 6 měsíci

      There is no normal

    • @jesterapp
      @jesterapp Před 6 měsíci +8

      Well I already served but I did a similar thing and moved to Cyprus. For half of what a house costs in the USA; I have a Villa and a guest house and I can see the most beautiful beach in the world from my living room. I didn't have kids so what's the big deal? I'll just ride my ducati until I croak or the Turks decide they want the rest of the island.

    • @sullathehutt7720
      @sullathehutt7720 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Every empire has to end sometime. 🤷

  • @toby2581
    @toby2581 Před 5 měsíci +23

    How dare you refuse to protect the interests of Blackrock and Lockheed Martin?

  • @abarnett8183
    @abarnett8183 Před 7 měsíci +100

    They risk their lives for our country but their pay is stopped when an agreement is not made on a budget, however, the very ones who won't come to an agreement, get their paychecks as usual. One man is allowed block several military promotions, congress is allowed to vote on their own pay increases... the list goes on..
    Our military does not get the respect and high regard (regardless of rank) they deserve.
    It's not just one political party, it's ALL of them! Who wants to fight for a country whose government doesn't seem to have your back?

    • @contemplatinghistory
      @contemplatinghistory Před 7 měsíci +8

      They are bums that don't demand better of their direct chain of command. For every 1 good service man there are a 1,000 bums that shouldn't even be there.

    • @furiousphoenix9989
      @furiousphoenix9989 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Your military only protects your military industrial complex and oil companies nothing else

    • @azondaxx
      @azondaxx Před 6 měsíci +7

      It's not this what they say no one dying for corporate money or political war so they can make millions just like the Vietnam war that was a waste of life and soldiers my dad was in that and money or dead soldier but there more too it

    • @richietavarez1200
      @richietavarez1200 Před 6 měsíci +1

      No one wants to join a WOKE military. I myself wouldn’t want to join a military where the use of gender pronouns was more important than our training

    • @gups4963
      @gups4963 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@contemplatinghistory Ok edgelord

  • @droopy3653
    @droopy3653 Před 7 měsíci +61

    You have solider selling their plasma in order keep light on that should say enough about the pay

    • @FadeHook23
      @FadeHook23 Před 6 měsíci +10

      The majority of married soldiers in my unit are on government assistance, and they get dual BAH.

    • @monkmode_11
      @monkmode_11 Před 6 měsíci +1

      💔

    • @tannerheekin9605
      @tannerheekin9605 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@FadeHook23is that how it works? All I remember growing up is my dad getting 900 dollars a month back in the early 2000s as a Sergeant to raise my sister and I. We lived paycheck to paycheck for about a decade I think.

    • @handsomeman-pm9vy
      @handsomeman-pm9vy Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@tannerheekin9605
      I pay 850 dollars a month to rent a room in San Diego, CA.

  • @gabrielmartinez2455
    @gabrielmartinez2455 Před 6 měsíci +47

    I don’t expect Rich men north of Richmond to understand the reason why

  • @Cheyf97
    @Cheyf97 Před 6 měsíci +50

    Tried to join the
    Air Force -> rejected
    Navy -> rejected
    Army > rejected
    Don’t try calling me up in a war that you need nurses !

    • @kravkik7930
      @kravkik7930 Před 5 měsíci +15

      Same here, tried to join:
      Marines: denied waiver
      Army: denied waiver, have to get expensive private screening.
      Navy(to avoid the expensive screening): denied waiver, still need to get expensive screening
      Time wasted so far: 1.5 years (wait 1 month to get waiver denied over and over).
      All with above a 90 on the asvab and good physical.
      Get rid of mhs genesis and lower medical history standards and the recruiting crisis will dissappear. People should not be denied waivers when they can pass the physical and asvab with flying colors.

    • @R07_1
      @R07_1 Před 3 měsíci

      @@kravkik7930
      Whats your wavier for??

    • @theultimatereductionist7592
      @theultimatereductionist7592 Před měsícem

      I know, right, Cheyf?

  • @richardbird9326
    @richardbird9326 Před 5 měsíci +71

    I was in the Army from 1968 - 1970. I would never serve under Biden !

    • @Polemic-2525
      @Polemic-2525 Před 5 měsíci

      ❤️

    • @trevorbeaverfan
      @trevorbeaverfan Před 4 měsíci

      Were you drafted?

    • @dope9468
      @dope9468 Před 4 měsíci

      You served under Nixon, arguably worse, hates America.

    • @josephgaray6933
      @josephgaray6933 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@trevorbeaverfan most likely. During that time people was drafted.

  • @silentwatcher1455
    @silentwatcher1455 Před 6 měsíci +22

    Nobody wants to die.

    • @EdmacZ
      @EdmacZ Před 2 měsíci +3

      Especially not for politicians.

  • @luket3452
    @luket3452 Před 6 měsíci +89

    This country should have thought about this before it got all woke and feminist

    • @Wanteyt
      @Wanteyt Před 3 měsíci +8

      You think that's why people aren't joining and not the treatment of vets? Talk about dumb

    • @luket3452
      @luket3452 Před 3 měsíci +8

      @@Wanteyt it’s why I refuse to enlist and if they try to draft me I’ll be on the first plane to Moscow

    • @speedracer2336
      @speedracer2336 Před 3 měsíci

      Agree, and real combat vets should be treated first by the VA not theatre troops out of harms way!

    • @user-wf8ol5hv6k
      @user-wf8ol5hv6k Před měsícem

      ​@@Wanteytwhy some aren't. The other half believe this nation is built off systematic racism. There you have it.

    • @theultimatereductionist7592
      @theultimatereductionist7592 Před měsícem +3

      Nobody needs to take anyone seriously who is bothered by "wokeness" or feminism.
      You NEVER suffered a hardship in your life if OTHER PEOPLE MERELY EXISTING bothers you.

  • @10RBREEZY
    @10RBREEZY Před 4 měsíci +9

    I'm a vet. If only yall knew how depressing it is on the inside. Like it gets dark quick.

  • @DezNutzBich
    @DezNutzBich Před 4 měsíci +14

    Uncle Sam loves and wants you when you're whole. When you're broken and messed up, you're forgotten out the street with your claims denied.

  • @asacstudios4299
    @asacstudios4299 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Increase the salary of soldiers. It’s crazy how professional athletes who play sports for entertainment get paid more than people who are putting their lives on the line on a regular basis.

  • @dansmith1661
    @dansmith1661 Před 5 měsíci +65

    Maybe we don't want to fight endless wars for Israel and be treated worse than General Eisenhower treating POWs during WW2.

    • @user-fn2vp1sw1h
      @user-fn2vp1sw1h Před 5 měsíci +3

      REMEMBER THEM BONUS SOULDIERS.
      NOTHING HAS CHANGEDE.

    • @MultiDaniella14
      @MultiDaniella14 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Who the f**k is making you fight for Israel? They are doing their own fighting like real man. We should take an example

    • @jondecat885
      @jondecat885 Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​​@@MultiDaniella14ok schlomo

    • @handsomeman-pm9vy
      @handsomeman-pm9vy Před 5 měsíci

      I am a "Spaced Out Cadet." Does that count?

    • @barra6709
      @barra6709 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@MultiDaniella14lol no they're not, big daddy Merica gives them billions annually. A tiny demographic controlling so many major institutions in West, news, finance getting the US in wars and proxy wars with their neighbours at their behest.

  • @Kevin-mk6jo
    @Kevin-mk6jo Před 4 měsíci +12

    Kids, do something else... trade school or college. Have a great day and a wonderful life.

    • @TubularTortilla
      @TubularTortilla Před 2 měsíci +2

      I took up flooring two years ago. Much better decision!

  • @porterwake3898
    @porterwake3898 Před 5 měsíci +91

    I'm a white guy, I'm rooting for our new platoons filled with diversity (blacks), women, and trans LGBTQ soldiers to go fight for America! Let's go!!!!!!!!!

    • @100KGNatty
      @100KGNatty Před 5 měsíci +19

      I agree.

    • @TheClownWorldShow
      @TheClownWorldShow Před 5 měsíci +28

      Dont forget illegal immigrants and all the transformers too!

    • @GwladYrHaf
      @GwladYrHaf Před 5 měsíci +17

      Your comment was so progressive it has a rainbow aura.

    • @adamsandler7830
      @adamsandler7830 Před 5 měsíci

      Your race has fallen off

    • @batboy555
      @batboy555 Před 5 měsíci +10

      Commence operation human shield.

  • @johnloa2009
    @johnloa2009 Před 3 měsíci +6

    maybe they shouldve thought about this before treating us all as potential terrorsts.

  • @pawoon
    @pawoon Před 4 měsíci +7

    They have enough people in the military. Just bring them home to defend the homeland. What are we doing in Asia , Europe, Africa?

    • @fabiofernandes9122
      @fabiofernandes9122 Před 4 měsíci

      they are there to defend the homeland and its allies lol. all of those continents have enemies that want o destroy the US or it has allies that provides resources to US.

    • @riaanvahora489
      @riaanvahora489 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@fabiofernandes9122they cannot invade USA, chill out, it's an island and USA has biggest navy in the world, all wars in Asia, are just for welfare of greedy busniessmen and politicians own benefits

  • @bradspringer2372
    @bradspringer2372 Před 6 měsíci +53

    Is it ok to hate the military but love those in the military? 😊

    • @brandonrivera5902
      @brandonrivera5902 Před 6 měsíci +19

      It is absolutely 100% okay and understandable.

    • @Skylar_Spirit
      @Skylar_Spirit Před 6 měsíci +17

      I am in the military and I hate it lol

    • @derklebob8161
      @derklebob8161 Před 5 měsíci +3

      The chumps in the military are worse than mercenaries.

    • @GwladYrHaf
      @GwladYrHaf Před 5 měsíci

      Yes, love thy neighbour and do not be conformed to this world.

    • @trevorbeaverfan
      @trevorbeaverfan Před 5 měsíci

      @@Skylar_Spirit Then get out then!

  • @carlgreisheimer8701
    @carlgreisheimer8701 Před 4 měsíci +7

    No surprise. Look how little respect Veterans get from their employers.

  • @mdarraafi5550
    @mdarraafi5550 Před 6 měsíci +64

    I rather not joining the army while Biden still running the president

    • @firstlast8258
      @firstlast8258 Před 6 měsíci +9

      Not my president

    • @insertnamehere5809
      @insertnamehere5809 Před 5 měsíci +13

      No Russian has ever demonized me!

    • @trevorbeaverfan
      @trevorbeaverfan Před 5 měsíci

      Army is not worth joining when bootcamp is just a cakewalk and not breaking down and building you back up like a man.

    • @guillermoelnino
      @guillermoelnino Před 4 měsíci

      @@trevorbeaverfan I'm a straight wyte male. The military ha tes me. So why would I even think about defending it?

    • @aphrodite7194
      @aphrodite7194 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@trevorbeaverfanno one wants to join...especially those who took the jab. They probably end up a corpse before becoming a man. Corpse doesn't have that manly appeal.

  • @nashtrucker
    @nashtrucker Před 5 měsíci +16

    Im not black, gay or trans so I don't see any advancement potential

  • @digger11000
    @digger11000 Před 6 měsíci +12

    The Military recruiting crisis has many different causes, No. 1 on my list is abuse of the junior enlisted. Fort Cavazos is the worst post. Extreme politics dominate this post from the civilian workers to the military. This has caused the post to have the highest suicide rate in the Army. The Marine Corp has a 34.9 per 100,000. This is due to poor leadership and poor command climates. This is why we as veterans say no to our younger generation. Stay away to protect your personal safety and mental health. Until the political culture shifts Don't send your daughters and sons to be abused and used for someone else's gain!

  • @teebone2157
    @teebone2157 Před 4 měsíci +6

    DO NOT JOIN!!! i did 6 years and the VA loan was the only benefit

  • @Krismak2003
    @Krismak2003 Před 7 měsíci +26

    Pay lower enlisted more that's one way to solve this!!! Not bonuses more for them to live every month more base pay!!!! Why on earth would anyone want to join if they aren't even making minimum wage each month?

    • @George-zd6rb
      @George-zd6rb Před 7 měsíci

      They get benefits, minimum wage you get nothing but pay

    • @greorbowlfinder7078
      @greorbowlfinder7078 Před 7 měsíci

      Money won't help. The US military is a losing team led by losers. The first step to getting any better is admitting self serving dirt bags are currently in charge of the US military. Corrupt, obese, Lloyd Austin comes to mind. No honest purpose means no honor.

    • @FadeHook23
      @FadeHook23 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@George-zd6rbbeen in 5 years my friend, 10 months to ETS. Idk what benefits the common consensus believes because I haven’t been given anything in the form of “benefits”.

    • @jackcarraway4707
      @jackcarraway4707 Před 6 měsíci +8

      ​@@George-zd6rbThe benefits aren't even that good. Free health insurance is great, but you have use military doctors and the majority are HORRIBLE.

    • @George-zd6rb
      @George-zd6rb Před 6 měsíci

      @@jackcarraway4707 m

  • @amatomic257
    @amatomic257 Před 6 měsíci +57

    When I was in the DEP program waiting to ship out my recruiter rejected 3 young people who tried to join. One because he had a GED & was a bit over weight, one because she was a bit overweight and the final one because he had Aspergers syndrome. They turned away people who they could probably worked with(build them) now we have a recruiting crisis and I bet they wish they could take those they rejected.

    • @tannerheekin9605
      @tannerheekin9605 Před 6 měsíci +7

      Yep, I made it all the way to basic, but my recruiter told me to keep my mouth shut about everything. Get pulled aside just to find out I was listed as possible Asperger’s. Gave me an erroneous entry all because he didn’t want to do paperwork.
      Edit: pulled aside in medical because I was a Tricare dependent my entire life.

    • @jesterapp
      @jesterapp Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@tannerheekin9605 Lol they were able to pull your medical records? Something doesn't add up. Tricare or not.

    • @amatomic257
      @amatomic257 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@jesterapp if your parents were military and you were on Tricare they can easily pull up your medical records. When signing up you sign an agreement to disclose your medical records to the DOD. How it worked when I was going in(2015) is you just didn't say anything about disqualifying conditions and they wouldn't look for it. I lied about asthma, served seven years and got an honorable discharge. With Tricare medical records it's literally a click of a computer mouse and they got you, private medical records take effort for them to get.

    • @theshadowsniper1085
      @theshadowsniper1085 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@jesterapp does the military have the ability to figure out things you do not tell them, I'm getting conflicting answers on this

    • @jesterapp
      @jesterapp Před 5 měsíci

      @@theshadowsniper1085 For your criminal history they can pull anything up. Sealed/unsealed whatever. They CANNOT pull your medical stuff. GO AHEAD AND LIE ABOUT IT!

  • @varg8696
    @varg8696 Před 5 měsíci +25

    Not dying for Lgbt
    Not dying for invaders
    Not dying for my replacement.
    I know.... I know.... Heh, im just not

  • @joycemclean3894
    @joycemclean3894 Před 6 měsíci +15

    No one wants to serve under a weak president period!

    • @bensmith6868
      @bensmith6868 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Really don’t think he has much to do with it

    • @randyreal5871
      @randyreal5871 Před 2 měsíci

      Ya and woke mark milley

  • @user-nq1yx9id6n
    @user-nq1yx9id6n Před 5 měsíci +5

    Who would of figured that no one would want to defend America when they changed the fabric of America so much in just the past 10 years 😂😂😂

  • @malachiashley528
    @malachiashley528 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Americans are choosing other jobs. $24,206.40 starting salary is pathetic.

  • @justinhill1885
    @justinhill1885 Před 4 měsíci +4

    No one wants to kill children while the people telling them to do so,
    eat ice cream at home

  • @keenynthewise
    @keenynthewise Před 3 měsíci +4

    More pay more pay more pay more pay more pay more pay more pay more pay MORE PAY

  • @mameaden
    @mameaden Před měsícem +2

    My wife and I were homeless on active duty on conus duty along with several other service members just a few years ago, in the state of Maine. I was asked why i was throwing away 15 years of service and not reenlisting and did my best to not laugh at the question. I discourage everyone from serving such a joke of an administration.

  • @bushmasters1984
    @bushmasters1984 Před 4 měsíci +4

    you’ll be left with life long ailments and mental health issues that will impact you and your loved ones permanently.

  • @user-nc2qj2jc5q
    @user-nc2qj2jc5q Před 2 měsíci +4

    War is a racket --read the book ☮️

  • @danielcarlson800
    @danielcarlson800 Před 7 měsíci +17

    I tried enlisting @22, but the recruiter wanted me to drop 15 lbs overnight. And pigs can fly.

    • @tannerheekin9605
      @tannerheekin9605 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Haha I had to do the Same at 19. I lost 30 pounds in 2 months and they wouldn’t send me to meps until I lost another 20 pounds. Never went back again after that interaction
      Edit for clarification when I lost the 30 pounds I made tape but my recruiter wasn’t willing to “take a chance”

    • @danielcarlson800
      @danielcarlson800 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@tannerheekin9605 My recruiter thought he was my CO.

    • @jesterapp
      @jesterapp Před 6 měsíci +3

      I joined in '08 and I was overweight when I first stepped into the recruiters. They had a "Future soldiers" program. Basically I went to the recruiting station and did PT until I met the Height and Weight standards. Then they shipped me off to OSUT as an E3. I loved my recruiters man!

    • @danielcarlson800
      @danielcarlson800 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@jesterapp Sounds like someone lucked out. The recruiter I dealt with showed up at my residence unannounced, and gave me a copy of the Kansas City Football Diet. It consisted of 3 hard-boiled eggs, with tomatoes or spinach, with coffee or tea, 3 times a day, and lose 20 lbs in 2 weeks. All that would do, is mount me on the throne for 2 weeks.

    • @dansmith1661
      @dansmith1661 Před 5 měsíci

      Paid for by the Big Farm corporations.@@danielcarlson800

  • @richardbyrd7268
    @richardbyrd7268 Před 3 měsíci +3

    We've all seen the movies where the veterans come back tormented and screwed up. 20 veterans unalive themselves every day.

  • @daveypenland6527
    @daveypenland6527 Před 28 dny +2

    I am a 20 year army veteran and I told my grand daughter not to join when she asked about it

  • @brandonthejobber3674
    @brandonthejobber3674 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Take care of our veterans and active members first and stop getting involved in pointless wars that’s a start

  • @stealth1548
    @stealth1548 Před 3 měsíci +3

    5 years was punishment enough. I've had enough of the Army to last a lifetime.

  • @briansteen8853
    @briansteen8853 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Lmao the space force met its goal of three people.

    • @masashikazee
      @masashikazee Před 2 měsíci

      Smallest branch, Not surprising they've completed their goal.

  • @attysthoughts3253
    @attysthoughts3253 Před 5 měsíci +20

    go draft the wokes to serve

  • @bear1830
    @bear1830 Před 5 měsíci +5

    My dream was to be a Marine and i literally got medically denied over literal BS!!! They said I couldn’t joined because I had medical problems that they found on my medical record but I never been diagnosed with any of them. I fought for an entire year going to doctors all over my state and they still denied me. Absolutely waste of time and I don’t have any respect for them anymore. They let all these over weight 5’5” nerds in but I’m tall and I’ve been running track/field my entire life and they don’t choose me and I got a good ASVAB score and everything. Ridiculous

    • @DevilDogDen1775
      @DevilDogDen1775 Před 4 měsíci

      The Corps has gone WOKE...F**k the Corps.....

  • @o6libra
    @o6libra Před 3 měsíci +3

    People have tried to join but keep getting rejected for stupid stuff.

  • @charlesholder8957
    @charlesholder8957 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Solution is offer free subsistence and citizenship to unfettered illegal immigrants.

    • @toby2581
      @toby2581 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Genius. Hiring foreign mercenary armies has never been a historically bad idea.

  • @dejacreacts4964
    @dejacreacts4964 Před 5 měsíci +4

    When I graduated high school in ‘02 I thought about joining the Air Force or follow my dad’s footsteps and join the navy but he convinced me to go to school instead. Now seeing what’s been going on the past two decades I understand why.

    • @trevorbeaverfan
      @trevorbeaverfan Před 5 měsíci +1

      My dad wished he never dropped out of high school and joined the Marines but he could of died in Desert Storm or came back with mental health issues.

  • @Propain4eva
    @Propain4eva Před 2 měsíci +2

    I’ll suit up when Congress and Biden do so as well

  • @jamespeterson9449
    @jamespeterson9449 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Man it smells very drafty lately!

  • @MinistryofPeace
    @MinistryofPeace Před 3 měsíci +2

    1900 soldiers that were released due to not taking the clot shot. Now they want them back. Yeah, no.

  • @panfergan
    @panfergan Před 21 dnem +3

    Who would want to serve under Sleepy Joe? No one.

  • @tomp3146
    @tomp3146 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Spent 27 years active duty Army. Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. No regrets. That was prior to the current administration. All must remember one very big concept that will always apply: The military is a graphic representation of the the Country and it's leadership. That said... No way on Earth would I recommend anyone enlist in today's armed forces. Poorly led. Disenfranchised. Low Morale. Woke. Patriotism is near absent in America. So why would any mother or farther or veteran persuade their loved ones to serve. NO WAY!

  • @1-1-864
    @1-1-864 Před 7 měsíci +46

    Geeese, I WONDER WHY? 😂. Go woke, go broke. 😊

    • @cypher3604
      @cypher3604 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Only old people say this. Over 70% of young Americans are ineligible to serve without a waiver.

    • @gishjalmr5628
      @gishjalmr5628 Před 6 měsíci +6

      @@cypher3604 True and it's because of severe mental health issues and obesity.

    • @floggedpeasant3343
      @floggedpeasant3343 Před 6 měsíci

      😂 👌

    • @Skylar_Spirit
      @Skylar_Spirit Před 6 měsíci

      Thats not the issue, I am a sergeant first class in the US army , sure the woke stuff is crringe but that is far from the reasons people wont join

    • @1-1-864
      @1-1-864 Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@Skylar_Spirit I am a Navy Seal Commando Board Certified Captain Aircraft’s Silent Sharp Shooter Commander Infantry 123456 Inspector and I must say something opposite of you. 😂

  • @FourEyedFrenchman
    @FourEyedFrenchman Před 4 měsíci +4

    All-volunteer professional militaries eventually become extensions of the political bureaucracy. The line between the military and the federal government has been slowly blurring for 50 years now, and now the two are virtually indistinguishable. People will only fight for what gives them pride and purpose, and there's little of both to be found in the military and the government it is sworn to protect.

  • @DieCensor
    @DieCensor Před měsícem +2

    Every veteran told me not to join, thanks Mr. Hernandez 😊

  • @RobertJ702
    @RobertJ702 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Give more bonuses

    • @aphrodite7194
      @aphrodite7194 Před 4 měsíci

      Useless, the government can take it away at anytime. It's already happening. No one trusts the government.

  • @surgedouglas6892
    @surgedouglas6892 Před 3 měsíci +2

    They need to create an American foreign legion tons of foreigners and migrants that want to work and serve in the military

  • @christinemarshall7777
    @christinemarshall7777 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Tell the lawmakers that Donald Trump will solve the issue on day one

  • @rongendron8705
    @rongendron8705 Před 4 měsíci +2

    To retain military personnel, they should now be considered full, federal employees, with the same benefits & fed.
    grades! They should get 'overtime' or 'comp time' for any work past 40 hours a week! They, like any other federal
    employee, should become 'vested', after 10 yrs. of service & eligible for a partial pension, at retirement age! Until
    now, service personnel were considered little more than "indentured servants"! This practice must end, to retain them!

  • @elmeromero6207
    @elmeromero6207 Před měsícem +1

    Your not fighting for your country your fighting for the rich not even rich Americans just rich in general

  • @M0DIDDLY
    @M0DIDDLY Před 4 měsíci +1

    "If an attack is coming, we will warn you, it won't be a surprise"
    Huh, shocking that the head of the Joint Chief of Staff openly admitting to treason, and then not being punished for it doesn't inspire confidence.

  • @MadMediaUSA
    @MadMediaUSA Před 3 měsíci +2

    ESG Equity gang not joining in thousands

  • @noel1512
    @noel1512 Před 5 měsíci +2

    The military is still very big compared to most countries still. A lot of people are just wising up

  • @henrygomez4329
    @henrygomez4329 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I’ll give my life to this Country, not to the woke agenda.

  • @nevlieslu2155
    @nevlieslu2155 Před 21 dnem +1

    Don’t forget why it’s failing? You send them sane but bring them back disabled and insane with no assistance back home

  • @davidbarnes4586
    @davidbarnes4586 Před 2 měsíci +1

    When the military has forced DEI training and not enough money for combat training and advancement based on race, gender and identity and not competence and capability and acheivement-I would not allow my kids to join!

  • @kylebell7879
    @kylebell7879 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Good

  • @fchaddock
    @fchaddock Před 2 měsíci +1

    Military recruiters by population get most of the recruits from Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina in Virginia. The modern world culture does not appeal to the southern ethos and so why should we join

  • @requiemphotography4792
    @requiemphotography4792 Před 7 měsíci +9

    Easy pay lower enlisted more and allow marijuana use!!!!!

  • @sebastianrios2076
    @sebastianrios2076 Před 5 měsíci +1

    This can basically be summed up as "The consequences of my own actions"

  • @randyreal5871
    @randyreal5871 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I'm just not woke enough to join... Sorry

  • @andy3949
    @andy3949 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Cons outweigh the pros for joining.

  • @chrisfalx3251
    @chrisfalx3251 Před 15 dny

    I thinks everyone is just holding on waiting for the spaceforce . Don’t wanna rush in ya know ? 😂

  • @vendetta7012
    @vendetta7012 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Was this occurring during trump? Or during biden? Hmmmm.

  • @TheGrimFoot
    @TheGrimFoot Před 5 měsíci +2

    The commander in chief cant control his bowels, or form coherent sentences.😂😂😂 he also tries to violate our civil rights every chance he gets.

  • @alexfox4647
    @alexfox4647 Před 5 měsíci +8

    You reap what you sow by recruiting only LGBTQIA2+ and betraying those in your ranks

    • @lollipop6275
      @lollipop6275 Před 2 měsíci +1

      How are they solely recruiting lgbtq when they account for so little of the population. Gosh y’all are obsessed and delusional. They need gen z to join and they don’t want to join not because of your guys made up reasons. They don’t wanna join cause they don’t wanna die, they don’t wanna kill for this country, and aren’t as patriotic as you guys.

  • @angel_machariel
    @angel_machariel Před 2 měsíci +1

    Come on guys, guard those popppy fields in Afghanistan. America needs it.

  • @joserizal9845
    @joserizal9845 Před 4 měsíci +1

    open it to international volunteers

  • @RiotKingdomTV
    @RiotKingdomTV Před 5 měsíci +2

    "USMC should hault recruitment for 30 months. Too many "I want join USMC because I like the uniforms" are joining." -

  • @yikes5790
    @yikes5790 Před měsícem

    My father was a WWII and Korean war veteran three bronze stars later retired Oct 1964 he never talked about those wars I only found out when he passed away and I requested his service records. He was one of many of the greatest generation lived thru the depression they did want a hand out just a job and then went to the recruiting stations in droves saying " Where do I sign up. " pride in themselves and love of country that is what got them thru fours years of war. Shame today U.S. armed forces cant even fill their recruiting requirements the selfish has replaced the selfless.

  • @realeala
    @realeala Před 25 dny +1

    Good, don’t die for a rich mans war

  • @michlebroder7161
    @michlebroder7161 Před 5 měsíci

    Hey there buddy, its six branches stewpid, lol

  • @JeffHenry-cq3is
    @JeffHenry-cq3is Před 6 měsíci +11

    Woke go broke

  • @kelliskinner1929
    @kelliskinner1929 Před měsícem

    66 ASVAB, passed physical. Body builder and endurance runner. 700 credit score. Licensed in 3 trades.
    Astigmatism with no anomalies, correctable to 20/20
    Inflamed gallbladder 5 years ago. Gallbladder healthy intact
    Depression/anxiety with cessation of treatment 7 years ago. Passed psych eval.
    Coast Guard- denied, wants updated eye exam and psych eval after waiting six months.
    Navy. Still waiting. Not hopeful. Losing interest rapidly.
    1.5 years in. $3,000 spent on medical…

  • @Diyguy626
    @Diyguy626 Před 5 měsíci +9

    No military equals no war. It’s a good first step you know it works just the same as gun control protects you from dangerous criminals. It’s common sense community safety. Isn’t that what we are supposed to teach them?

    • @BigPuddin
      @BigPuddin Před 4 měsíci

      Wow. Okay. No military equals no war? Okay...I imagine all other world militaries will instantly abandon their own militaries then. Universally. War solved. No legal gun ownership? Okay...why is Chicago rampant with gun crime despite having some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
      No, seriously. Are you five years old or something? Jesus Christ. Public education.

  • @chadspinalbosd007
    @chadspinalbosd007 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I know why they never give what they promise when it comes to renlist or to enlist. I Say hire private companies to give out benefitd and file for benefits our "battle buddies" all suck at their job and submit paper work late, or dont submit it at all delaying our bonuses, pay, student loan reapayment , and more. Thats why I went AWOL going to drill I was losing money rather than making they put me and others over 80 miles away no proper sleeping quarters and only fed us lunch. IM GLAD THAT LESS ARE JOINING. trust me dont join you can earn more at a civilian job working OT or even getting a second job with the amount of hours they make you work. Having so much love for your country only goes so far when the money you make their isnt enough to take care of yourself or causes you to lose money. Sorry for any typos typing fast with big hands on a small phone isnt the best.

  • @greorbowlfinder7078
    @greorbowlfinder7078 Před 5 měsíci +1

    We can't have national defense without a nation. Lloyd Austin and CQ Brown fail to recognize that fact.

    • @max420thc
      @max420thc Před 4 měsíci

      You do not have a country without borders or a government that does not follow the constitution

  • @jamesbarrett311
    @jamesbarrett311 Před 28 dny

    Officers make double than enlisted which is stupid.

  • @vv0sans693
    @vv0sans693 Před měsícem

    Nothing brings me more joy than seeing Rick Scott worry about the future in real time. Pos

  • @missanthrope2
    @missanthrope2 Před 3 měsíci +1

    ❤❤😮❤❤ nope that is just more power perverted by officers over the lives of the hero whom joined the military to defend the USA. The answer is if a number let say 3 recruits fail then the officer gets a strike against him when he get 3 strikes he is brought up for his failure to lead. Which is his position mission. Get rid of these abusers and non leaders ... ❤😮❤