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Originally Posted by Rainger99

Addressing the U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis - War on the Rocks

Now is a very poor time to recruit. Several impediments are in the way of enlarging the military.

1. There are jobs everywhere that pay more. And I mean everywhere!
2. We aren’t engaged in any patriotic momentum of war.
3. Training isn’t appealing because employers will take any warm body.
4. Retirement incentives from the military are gone.

I fully support and wish for a substantial military force, but reality is kicking us all in the shorts. The draft was the solution for our country from the 40s till 1970s. Countries have had to go to compulsory or draft obligations across the globe. From Israeli forces to Great Britain, most able bodied male citizens do their part.