Comments on: US army recruitment slumps

By: romeo

romeo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:33:26 +0000

holle i’ am a black boy from AFRICA and will like join the US army so if you can help me thanky so much on haa_p@yahoo.fr for mor information on me

By: William Kaneka

William Kaneka — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:28:52 +0000

I just want to know if you recruit foreign citizens. If so what are the requirements and the elligibility.

By: Teyecoon

Teyecoon — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 05:02:16 +0000

“You want to embarass almost any war supporter? Ask them what they are doing NOW to help win the war.”

They’re buying stupid yellow ribbons to put on their cars. Now, if that doesn’t show truely helpful and dedicated support, I don’t know what does.

Let’s just hope a half dozen North Koreans or Iranians don’t come over here and blow something up or we’ll be going to war with them and enlisting won’t be necessary for military recruitment.

By: GregAllen

GregAllen — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 08:20:01 +0000

>> Maybe they can outsource the Army to India too.

They already HAVE, in many ways. The “contractors” hire an army of Indians in Iraq to do things that GIs did in previous conflicts…. like work the mess hall, cleaning, digging ditches, etc.

The scandal is that they hire them at starvation wages and don’t equip them with safety gear.

By: Awake

Awake — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 00:29:46 +0000

By any measure, anyone that supports continuing the War in Iraq and does not enlist if elegible, or discourages their elegible relatives to enlist, is a pure hypocrite. Interesting that none of the main US political leaders have any of their elegible children in the service of their country. Bunch of self-serving hypocrits.
I know several powrrful republicans (including a couple of ‘Pioneers”) that fully support not only continuing the intervention, but escalating by sending more troops. Not one of those hypocrites have their sons or daughters in the service in any way.
Before you attack me… I did 8 years of service myself. I know the what a pack of lies the military recruitment ads really are. Why does anyone reenlist? fear and money… fear of havingto ’start over’ in the real worls, and the bonuses (bribes?) that are given for signing up again.
You want to embarass almost any war supporter? Ask them what they are doing NOW to help win the war. “I support the troops!” they will say in a self-righteous voice. Oh yeah… well what have you actually done to support them? Probably nothing. Words but no actions.
Did Rush Limbaugh ever serve. Nope. Did Michael “the Jewish Nazi” Savage ever serve? Nope. Bunch of hypocrites.

By: Mike Voice

Mike Voice — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 00:15:57 +0000

Oh yeah,

Any site with the avowed intention of posting nude photos of “wives and girl friends” will be a MUST SEE – for all the wives and girl friends!

Some of those guys will be better-off staying in Iraq, for awhile.

By: Tim Westby

Tim Westby — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 18:53:07 +0000

Here’s the link to the Register’s article on the wild wild web site where GI Jane’s can post their gore pix and other soldiers in Iraq can share nudies of their GFs and wives. Apparently the military is a tad upset. Sort of a soft porn version of Abu Ghraib or something. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/28/army_gore_investigation/

By: Tim Westby

Tim Westby — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 18:38:03 +0000

Tell candidates to go to http://www.nowthatsfuckedup.com. You’ll get more inductees once they see all the shenanigans our fighting gals get up to. (I can’t take credit for this – reported by El Reg.)

By: Me

Me — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 17:21:34 +0000

Isn’t the 70000 target an “adjusted” target? I thought the target was 100000 earlier in the year.

By: Milo

Milo — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:49:52 +0000

The tactics being used by recruiters are disgraceful as well.

“Did you know…
that the regressive No Child Left Behind Act includes a little-known section requiring high schools to turn over student information to military recruiters?”

At:

http://www.leavemychildalone.org/

You can see a video showing their methods and find out more.

By: Janey James

Janey James — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 12:19:00 +0000

Don’t these people WANT to die?!?!? What is this world coming to?

By: GregAllen

GregAllen — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 09:15:29 +0000

If I remember correctly, there has been a long standing rule that all recruitment ads must include some sort of reference to combat.

But I’ve noticed a few ads recently that didn’t have this. I assume Bush & Co. changed that rule.

Isn’t it ironic that during a time of war, recruitment ads are failing to show combat?

By: Obviousman

Obviousman — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 06:46:21 +0000

All the Neocon backers should enlist. These chicken shits talk a good game, but are the last people to join the military. Bush & Cheney are draft dodgers. How does anyone think someone never in a war can run one successfully? Morons.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 05:17:33 +0000

Sheese – you guys have really screwed the pooch on this one

By: Eideard

Eideard — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:41:43 +0000

Actually, reenlistment is up by comparison. But, it ain’t in response to Bush or patriotism or a desire to “bring” freedom to the Middle East. It’s buck$.

Unless the executive order from the Reagan era has been rescinded, you can’t even collect unemployment compensation if you don’t re-up.
But, if you do, you can get a bonus as high as $150,000! Most soldiers are getting $10,000-$15,000; but, the spread is there depending on your classification.

“This is the most aggressive retention program since the American Civil War,” says Col. Kelly Fraser, who monitors Army troop levels at the Pentagon. The Army will spend a record $400 million on bonuses this year to keep troops in the ranks.

I don’t think even that is going to help the Reserves and the National Guard. Though the average bonuses are higher.