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2005-05-04 Home Front: WoT

Despite the hardships of war, many soldiers reenlist

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-05-04 12:02:42 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think that the solution to the recruiting problem is right here. Get these guys out in the community -- not in the recruiting offices, but on speaking tours like during WWII. Give them blogs, send them to high schools to talk. Let them share their experiences. From a marketing perspective, the disconnect is occurring when the 18 year olds watch the slick commercials then see what is being shown on TV. Deep six the commercials and put the veterans on. Then recruiting numbers will go up.

We've had three great recruiting years for the academies and I know that for mine, we tell the kids that after four years they are going to go to war and get shot at. It doesn't scare anyone off except the opportunists

Posted by 11A5S 2005-05-04 00:23|| 2005-05-04 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Leave it to the freakin' CS Monitor to misquote/slant quotes in the first paragraph...''Why are we fighting this war?'' and then basically say at the end, none of these volunteers are smart enough to do what's demanded of them and also be surprised at the levels of re-enlistment. They still don't get it, never will! This rag isn't worth wiping my hind quarters with!

Posted by BA">BA 2005-05-04 08:33|| 2005-05-04 08:33|| Front Page Top

#3 How in the hell did the boomers breed the next greatest generation?

Proof positive that kids' do almost anything to differentiate themselves from their parents.

Or they listened to grandma and grandpa.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-05-04 14:07|| 2005-05-04 14:07|| Front Page Top

#4 The mil blogs are a great idea. I read a few of them daily and it is just incredible stuff. Not only do you get a real sense of what is going on, but your admiration for these guys just skyrockets.

Posted by remoteman 2005-05-04 16:13|| 2005-05-04 16:13|| Front Page Top

#5 On Monday I rode on a plane with 8 kids from Texas on their way to Great Lakes. My impression is that the recruiters are getting the right guys and enough of them. Recruiting on Ivy League campuses is a waste of resources.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-05-04 22:49|| 2005-05-04 22:49|| Front Page Top

#6 What have you been up to Super Hose? Haven't seen much of your comments for a while?

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-05-04 22:59|| 2005-05-04 22:59|| Front Page Top

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