U.S. enters 2024 with its Smallest Military in numbers not seen since 1941
Military recruiters say Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 generally have a ‘low trust in institutions’ and have ‘decreasingly followed traditional life and career paths.’
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- Pentagon officials say recruitment more difficult than it used to be
- Military says a ‘national call to service’ is needed
- Active-duty numbers have not been so low since 1941
The United States is set to enter 2024 with its smallest military in more than eight decades and faces one of its ‘greatest challenges’ as it tries to boost recruiting from Gen Z, Pentagon officials said.
Under the $886 billion annual defense bill passed by Congress this week total active-duty troop numbers will fall to 1,284,500 next year.
That is the lowest total since before the U.S. entered the Second World War in 1941 and officials said there should be a ‘national call to service’.
Recent recruitment targets were missed in the Army, Navy and Air Force, although the Marine Corps and the newly established Space Force reached their goals.
This week Ashish Vazirani, the Pentagon’s acting undersecretary for personnel and readiness, told the House Armed Services Committee that the individual services missed their recruitment goals in 2023 by a combined 41,000 personnel.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin watches the game during the second half of the Army-Navy Game at Gillette Stadium“While the picture of the current recruiting environment is acutely difficult, the Defense Department and the military services are working together to resolve issues, improve processes, and expand awareness of the many opportunities military service offers.
“We must reach today’s youth where they are with a message that resonates with them and motivates them to act.”
Ashish Vazirani said there should be a ‘national call to service’ by leaders and polticians.
‘Over the last 50 years the all-volunteer force has proven itself to be the best way to maintain a force capable of defending our nation,’ he said.
‘And with our combined efforts I am confident we will remain as such for the foreseeable future.”
All branches with the exception of the Space Force have seen reductions in active-duty strength since 2020.
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Are Congress lackeys & DoD mercs still fighting WW1 or WW2 maybe WW3 for the London Central Banker’s zio jihad cult of usury and colonialism?
It all has to end, all the crimes against humanity. …
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