Today’s military, from all I can glean, is not as much of an elite fighting force as it is an experiment in social engineering. That is not what it is supposed to be, it’s just the direction it’s been taken. Recruitment is down among all branches despite the debasement of required qualifications and the acceptance of an abundance of permissions. The longer the experiment goes on, the smaller our human defense force becomes.
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, referred to “recruitment failures” as the root problem with today’s lack of skilled and enthusiastic warriors. He effectively ascribed the problem to recruiters instead of acknowledging the issues at hand.
While it may have begun prior, the dilemma was unquestionably exacerbated by President Obama when he purged 197 educated, trained and experienced leaders of command and replaced them with sycophants and other political boot-lickers. That move began the demoralization of the troops and distrust of their leadership.
When the soldier next to you cannot read the manual for maintaining his/her weapon, it takes your time to explain and demonstrate the process for correct functioning. It’s necessary because that person may be responsible for the safety of the rest of his squad or team. If that person cannot identify the correct bathroom to use, respect and moral are lowered. As word gets out of the “relaxed” requirements, fewer potential enlistees and officers will step forward to put on the uniform.
Gen. Milley, Gen. Austin and Adm. Levine, today, are the most visible representatives of our armed forces. What they project are deviations from the norm and reality. They have set the goals for a “new normal” for our defensive personnel, one that promotes softness and compassion over unyielding rigidity and strength…the qualities necessary for protecting this, or any, country.
Gen. Milley, for example, shows more concern for “white rage” (a fictitious liberal appellation to a non-existent social construct) and gender identification than he does for combat readiness and willingness to fight. Gen. Austin, as secretary of defense, acts as liaison between the military, the president and congress. His fitness and manpower concerns align closely with those of Gen. Milley and Adm. Levine (a man who dresses as and professes to be a woman) is not hesitant to loudly and publicly voice promotion for gender reassignment surgery (including children and adolescents) as a right that should be paid for by the government (your tax dollars). These are our military representatives of today.
Standards are no longer. It is now possible to join the military with felony convictions (in some cases, multiple) and even outstanding warrants. A high school diploma or GED, once required, is no longer a factor for enlistment.
“Oh, you stole a car and held a gun to the head of the owner? You didn’t fire the gun, did you? You say you were booked and released without bail and you did show up for court to receive 60 days probation? Not a problem, sign here.”
“You have outstanding warrants in three states for domestic violence? We’ll take care of those, sign right here.”
“What’s that? You can’t read the enlistment papers? Well, here is what it says…, sign here.”
Recruiters are doing their best to meet the quotas; the numbers necessary to maintain a level of defensive manpower. To meet those quotas they are breaking and/or skirting every logical norm. Ultimately we will have military members requesting gender reassignment surgery and desk duty because they are unable to meet the physical, intellectual, mental or emotional requirements of combat assignment.
Meanwhile, China is building a fighting force to overtake the U.S. and perhaps the rest of the world. Thanks to the leadership of our new protectors, China will soon be subjecting us to onerous control and abject poverty.