That's they way it should be. You need the most fit, most lethal force available to win wars. I wouldn't try to join nowadays, even if it were still that way, because my conscience would not allow me to drag the forces down with my various inabilities these days. Just having a bad attitude isn't enough.
BUT I believe that was under Trump. Under the BidenHarris regime, and under the Obama regime before Trump, they "fundamentally transformed" the military from a lethal fighting force into a babysitting social club. They have compromised our defensive capabilities all to score brownie points with special interest groups.
And that is the primary reason I would not join nowadays, and advise all young folks who ask not to join. The goal is not only to win wars, but to come back home alive and as whole as you possibly can - so stacking the deck against not just national survival but also your own individual survival doesn't cut it. You can't trust the guy or gal next to you to have your back when the balloon goes up if he or she is too busy worrying about their nails or makeup, or is attention-locked to the TikTok post they are making to give your position away to China.
A "kinder, gentler machine-gun hand" is not the way to win wars and neither is choosing personnel for appearances over substance.
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BUT I believe that was under Trump. Under the BidenHarris regime, and under the Obama regime before Trump, they "fundamentally transformed" the military from a lethal fighting force into a babysitting social club. They have compromised our defensive capabilities all to score brownie points with special interest groups.
And that is the primary reason I would not join nowadays, and advise all young folks who ask not to join. The goal is not only to win wars, but to come back home alive and as whole as you possibly can - so stacking the deck against not just national survival but also your own individual survival doesn't cut it. You can't trust the guy or gal next to you to have your back when the balloon goes up if he or she is too busy worrying about their nails or makeup, or is attention-locked to the TikTok post they are making to give your position away to China.
A "kinder, gentler machine-gun hand" is not the way to win wars and neither is choosing personnel for appearances over substance.
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