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September 30, 2005
Army in Terrible Recruiting Slump
The Army is in the worst recruiting slump in decades. You can read the article here. So why would I want to enlist and go to Iraq or Afghanistan forever? And get car bombed by people who hate us and we can't find. I am not allowed to come home. My tour of duty is continually extended by the Pentagon. Furthermore, the military does not provided the necessary supplies or materials to keep me in one piece. I can really die, like no longer see my girlfriend/wife or kids or friends ever again for a war that no one can or will justify in any meaningful way. And it is unbelieveably hot over there too, with no places to go swimming. What is up with that? Somehow the training/experience thing I see in the commercials on TV doesn't cut it.
Posted by Chip Spear at September 30, 2005 4:06 PM