Why does it take $40k bonuses and lower standards to simply meet the recruitment goals? Why aren't neo-cons signing up by the tens of thousands to fight in Iraq? There are 300 million US citizens. Where have all the neo-cons gone? Just need a million or so to go to Iraq and straiten the place out.
Too busy on YA to sign up?
2007-09-01 17:10:18 · 17 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Mel (below) This does not address the question. Neo-cons talk all of this bravado stuff, yet the military today has to bribe people to join. Where are the neo-cons?
2007-09-01 17:16:10 · update #1
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Oh! Forgot (duh)...
They are helping Mitt Romney run for president of course!!!
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2007-09-01 17:17:41 · update #2
Scott B (below) I'm strickly referring to
ALL ABLE BODIED WAR SUPPORT SQEALING NEO-CONS.
Not those who cannot serve. I already served myself.
2007-09-01 17:19:48 · update #3
Just more lib media lies, the military is meeting their recruiting goals. Just ask Rush! /end sarcasm
2007-09-01 17:13:07 · answer #1 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
This is beneath you Chi guy, you are sounding like that "insecure american" guy who keeps getting his account deleted. The suggestion that we can't support military action without participating in it, is ludicrous. First, not all are up to military standards. Next, a draft or volunteer push isn't what is needed, experienced military personnel with proper training are far more important. I don't want just anyone in this country fighting in Iraq. Finally, I can only use myself as an example, I'm 37 and a diabetic, the military isn't exactly actively pursuing me and wouldn't accept me if I enlisted.
2007-09-01 17:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by Scott B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well one way to get recruiting goals is to clean out Us prisons by telling prisoners they can have there sentences reduced by serving time in the service and if they mess up and get the boot by the service for anything other than honorable discharge they go straight to jail and finish the time fully
2007-09-01 17:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by jim c 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the yank defense force has met the numerical aims mandatory. even although the Democrats tried to initiate the draft lower back. basically a number of hundred thousand volunteers are mandatory , not the thousands and thousands a draft could furnish.
2016-10-17 11:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Question. i read that 80 percent of the Military were Conservative. Where oh where are the neo cons.As usual all talk.Maybe setting in their Arm chairs pretending to be a General that knows all.?
2007-09-01 17:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Mel 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It's says something about the moral hypocrisy of the right when the DoD is forced to entice low-income kids fresh out of high school into military service with such extravagant bonuses.
2007-09-01 17:18:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I beg to differ with you, but the standards have actually gone up. The recruiting numbers ARE being met by the way, you may want to get up to speed on recruiting numbers. I've already served my time and at 51, I'm a little to old.
USAF Veteran
The Department of Defense has announced its recruiting statistics by the active and reserve components for the month of July.
Active duty recruiting. All four of the DOD services exceeded their recruiting goals in July:
* Army: Recruited 9,972 out of a goal of 9,750 (102 percent)
* Navy: Recruited 4,173 out of a goal of 4,173 (100 percent)
* Marine Corps: Recruiting 4,793 out of a goal of 4,613 (104 percent)
* Air Force: Recruiting 2,078 out of a goal of 2,078 (100 percent)
Reserve forces recruiting. Accession data includes: Recruiting + Active to Reserve Transitions + IRR to Unit Transfers. Five of the six Reserve components met or exceeded their accession goals for July 2007.
* Army National Guard: Recruited 4,908 out of a goal of 4,900 (100 percent)
* Army Reserves: Recruited 4,589 out of a goal of 4,012 (114 percent)
* Navy Reserves: Recruited 1,110 of of a goal of 1,027 (108 percent)
* Marine Corps Reserves: Recruited 1,081 out of a goal of 997 (108 percent)
* Air National Guard: Recruited 787 out of a goal of 907 (87 percent)
* Air Force Reserves: Recruited 648 out of a goal of 648 (100 percent)
Fiscal 2007 Enlisted Recruiting from October 1, 2006 - July 31, 2007:
2007-09-01 17:17:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I served.
My sons are serving.
You ran away...letting your Dems vote to send our military into harms way, then voting to run when things got hard.
2007-09-02 05:09:49 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the same reason that Democrats can't get sane people to run for President. They off making better money somewhere else.
2007-09-01 17:14:47 · answer #9 · answered by wigginsray 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because I can't join the military yet
2007-09-01 17:14:22 · answer #10 · answered by Darth Nihilus 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋