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maxsolomon

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33. Cut the Military Budget by 1/3.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Fri Jul 15, 2022, 01:46 PM

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With Few Able and Fewer Willing, U.S. Military Can't Find Recruits [View all] Demovictory9 Jul 2022 OP

Good. ck4829 Jul 2022 #1

Not good. no_hypocrisy Jul 2022 #2

That ship has already sailed ck4829 Jul 2022 #4

No way is this good jimfields33 Jul 2022 #8

"Support the world" is one way to put it. David__77 Jul 2022 #12

There is nothing id like more then to leave all the foreign countries to fend for themselves jimfields33 Jul 2022 #15

US has not spent a trillion in Ukraine inc equipment, who has been reporting that? thx in advance uponit7771 Jul 2022 #27

Got a link on that trillion dollar number? Kingofalldems Jul 2022 #32

Fact sheet quantifying US supprt TheProle Jul 2022 #39

Where is trillion mentioned in that report? Kingofalldems Jul 2022 #40

It's not. I was simply providing a reference TheProle Jul 2022 #43

Interesting, this video had just showed up on my recommend on youtube yesterday JI7 Jul 2022 #3

This came across my feed too. Bucky Jul 2022 #37

There was a shortage when I enlisted, years ago Siwsan Jul 2022 #5

I can't imagine they're finding very many female volunteers Freddie Jul 2022 #6

I was thinking the same.... RSherman Jul 2022 #10

I'm sure the 20-year-long global war of terror doesn't help recruiting either Victor_c3 Jul 2022 #7

Army brat here. Thank you for your service Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #34

Bring back the draft Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #9

Weird! Kid Berwyn Jul 2022 #11

Bingo. Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #42

It's hard to maintain an all volunteer military in good economic times... Wounded Bear Jul 2022 #13

Why don't all these angry militia males join the damn army? Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #14

Because even they're smart enough to say no to Army pay Amishman Jul 2022 #17

But they are willing to lose everything in their civilian life to act out violently. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #18

Military Pay is actually pretty decent though GregariousGroundhog Jul 2022 #31

Also to add Victor_c3 Jul 2022 #44

The military doesn't want them... Hugin Jul 2022 #19

So they can only pretend to be soldiers. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #20

There are clubs for that. Hugin Jul 2022 #22

Yes these guys are either stupid or sociopaths. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #23

K&R, more proof US is heading towards negative unemployment. 500k net US workers died or ... uponit7771 Jul 2022 #16

I was musing on that this morning... Hugin Jul 2022 #21

+1, and you can't just count the CV death numbers you have to count the deaths that were ... uponit7771 Jul 2022 #26

I should probably add "displaced" to the other two criteria. Hugin Jul 2022 #29

yep, just saw on CNN UAE reporting staff shortages in NY being the biggest issue with airline ... uponit7771 Jul 2022 #30

Not sure when, but at least 6-8 years ago I think, Karma13612 Jul 2022 #24

Too much ditting around playing video games Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #36

Oh well greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #25

Bet repubs have screwed our military usedtobedemgurl Jul 2022 #28

Cut the Military Budget by 1/3. maxsolomon Jul 2022 #33

Strong job market + obesity crisis Bucky Jul 2022 #35

Since we're speculating Baggies Jul 2022 #38

A lot of young people have figured out that the U.S. military's main purpose Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #41