Shocking! Army is having trouble recruiting (link)...

[AgEngDawg]

I thought all those commercials about girl joining the army with the two moms who took her to pride parades would have fixed these numbers.

Opinion | Why nobody wants to join the Army this year

The military is currently behind its recruiting goals for this year by 23%.

taskandpurpose.com

 

[American Deplorable]

Maybe we should pay them more than peanuts?

 

[AgEngDawg]

I thought for sure this commercial would have had them reaching all time recruiting numbers.

 

[ChicagoFats]

Maybe we should pay them more than peanuts?

Its never going to be a popular opinion that some group of people should not get paid more. However, this is exactly what is causing our inflation. Should the trashman get paid more? Sure everyone can argue they should. Auto-workers? Sure. Doctors? Sure

Wage inflation is driving inflation everywhere. If everyone is paid more then nothing changes in the end. Its all relative.

So if you think the Army should pay more you need to tell us who you think should be paid less.

My answer is let the free market and capitalism decide. I think that is a better system than a socialist or communist system where the government decides. Governments are run by people and people are human and humans have bias and will abuse their power.

 

[American Deplorable]

Its never going to be a popular opinion that some group of people should not get paid more. However, this is exactly what is causing our inflation. Should the trashman get paid more? Sure everyone can argue they should. Auto-workers? Sure. Doctors? Sure

Wage inflation is driving inflation everywhere. If everyone is paid more then nothing changes in the end. Its all relative.

So if you think the Army should pay more you need to tell us who you think should be paid less.

My answer is let the free market and capitalism decide. I think that is a better system than a socialist or communist system where the government decides. Governments are run by people and people are human and humans have bias and will abuse their power.

I don’t think we all believe everyone should be paid more. Most white collar wage earns get paid fairly or are overpaid.

I’d argue it’s the blue collar workers, in general, that are underpaid. That doesn’t mean I think fast food workers should be paid more anything of the sort. That being said we have a shortage of trade workers, truck drivers, ect. Those people provide a skill that is in limited supply with high demand.

The capitalist approach to the situation is why I think paying these people more is a reasonable solution. It’s a job, being a service member specifically, not many people want to do and they are having problems securing the bodies they need. Regardless of industry those two factors, low supply of workers coupled with high demand, typically leads to wage increases.

As a separate though, as I have suggested in previous threads, inflation can’t be the number one concern in every decision. National defense is a government’s first and most important responsibility. If they can’t get the people and technology they need to provide us with robust national defense and security then they need to do more / better.

Peace through strength.

 

[TJHall1]

Doctors? Sure

No. Fuck no. They're already overpaid exponentially.

 

[AgEngDawg]

No. Fuck no. They're already overpaid exponentially.

Exactly. Due to being overpaid, they are sucking up talent into the medical field.

They have smart people clearing bowel impactions in geriatric patients with their digits instead of doing something productive.

 

[TJHall1]

Exactly. Due to being overpaid, they are sucking up talent into the medical field.

They have smart people clearing bowel impactions in geriatric patients with their digits instead of doing something productive.

Smart people is pushing it. A huge portion of doctors are fucking retarded. Anyone can take the time and memorize the shit required to be a doctor.

 

[hmt5000]

My cousin left the Ranger Battalion a few months back. He was planning on staying in 12 years but only did 5. He said people are leaving in droves after the afghan withdrawal. They just didn't trust being put somewhere and left to die for political reasons.

 

[AgEngDawg]

 

[GatorOK]

Not USA but representative of what conservative mommas see in the press. DoD Tone deafness and not caring is what is dooming recruiting.

 

[Uncle Muscles]

 

[Uncle Muscles]

All the Chuds on here are responsible for this mess

 

[ajcgn]

Its never going to be a popular opinion that some group of people should not get paid more. However, this is exactly what is causing our inflation. Should the trashman get paid more? Sure everyone can argue they should. Auto-workers? Sure. Doctors? Sure

Wage inflation is driving inflation everywhere. If everyone is paid more then nothing changes in the end. Its all relative.

So if you think the Army should pay more you need to tell us who you think should be paid less.

My answer is let the free market and capitalism decide. I think that is a better system than a socialist or communist system where the government decides. Governments are run by people and people are human and humans have bias and will abuse their power.

Ok, just the football team then

Go Army!
Beat Navy!