Well shit bro - why didn't you say so earlier? By all means, please continue telling us how we're all fucked up and how you've got it all figured out because you read some books - and had a chat with gramps...
Clearly. Not through sheer mass or intelligent discourse.
This is how the argument on here has gone down from my point of view:
Me:>Recruiting standards are not being met. Therefore we need to change the structure of the military to attract and retain the best applicants.
>The Nature of warfare has changed we need to attract a different type of applicant.
>We are recruiting a new generation that has grown up in the period of longest extended warfare with the least amount of desired effect resulting. They are likely to not be sold on the idea of fighting for the sake of blind service.
The general consensus on this board: You dont understand, its about service and sacrifice.
Me: I do understand the concept but continuing to sell that concept is not going to solve our problem. I am trying to offer a solution.
The army has been selling this point for a decade now that they are a career booster and it has worked for them but its time for another change. Offering some education benefits is no longer enough as it just makes the military a temporary hoop to jump through, like college.