U.S. army drops requirement for high school diploma (2022)
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#3I don't know how long the service is, but wouldn't providing high school therein be a win-win, then?
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#4Less people being willing to go fight and die in pointless wars is at least a small positive sign for society.
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#6Less people being willing to go fight and die in pointless wars is at least a small positive sign for society.
Not a good sign for a country that depends on its military to maintain a hegemony. It’s also not like our “enemies” are reducing their armies or anything.
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#7Less people being willing to go fight and die in pointless wars is at least a small positive sign for society.
Not a good sign for a country that depends on its military to maintain a hegemony. It’s also not like our “enemies” are reducing their armies or anything.
It’s not a numbers game anymore, it hasn’t been for decades.
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#8Hope they haven’t forgotten about Project 100,000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_100,000
Another article is more explicit about exactly who isn’t joining the military anymore. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/10/army-sees-sha...
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#10If you want more recruits, you simply need to pay more.