Posted on Jan 12, 2020
Who Signs Up to Fight? Makeup of U.S. Recruits Shows Glaring Disparity
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Years ago GH (one time Presidential candidate front runner) flagged the peril of the military becoming an isolated society of itself and espoused the need and benefit of a back to the future *of the people* approach.
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Article from liberal magazine, Slate. The US military does have diversity, but concerns of societal caste do exist
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/the-warrior-caste-of-military-families-that-fight-americas-wars.html
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/the-warrior-caste-of-military-families-that-fight-americas-wars.html
America Is Relying on a “Warrior Caste” of Military Families to Fight Its Wars. That’s a Problem....
When the new White House chief of staff, then a Marine general, John Kelly received a knock on the door in November 2010, he became the highest-ranking...
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Many of those who serve now are the children of those who served...it is becoming a "family business" which is not a good thing IMO
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1SG Steven Imerman
I agree. But many American families are telling their kids we are all horrible baby killers with psychotic death wishes, and after service we all become homeless shattered hulks seeking relief from unrelenting PTSD through heroin and meth.
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LTC Lee Bouchard
Maybe the best mentors and guidance counselors are those family members who have served and know both the risks and benefits. The same holds true in law enforcement and fire fighter families.
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