Army Saw Sharp Decline of White Recruits Over Past 5 Years

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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/10/army-sees-sharp-decline-white-recruits.html

" The Army's recruiting of white soldiers has dropped significantly in the last half decade, according to internal data reviewed by Military.com, a decline that accounts for much of the service's historic recruitment slump that has become the subject of increasing concern for Army leadership and Capitol Hill."

"The shift in demographics for incoming recruits would be irrelevant to war planners, except it coincides with an overall shortfall of about 10,000 recruits for the Army in 2023 as the service missed its target of 65,000 new soldiers. That deficit is straining the force as it has ramped up its presence in the Pacific and Europe: A smaller Army is taking on a larger mission and training workload than during the peak of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- leading to soldiers being away from home now more than ever."

" In 2018, 56.4% of new recruits were categorized as white. In 2023, that number had fallen to 44%. During that same five-year period, Black recruits have gone from 20% to 24% of the pool, and Hispanic recruits have risen from 17% to 24%, with both groups seeing largely flat recruiting totals but increasing as a percentage of incoming soldiers as white recruiting has fallen."

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Since the country is still majority Caucasian and we will never overcome ethnic cleavages, this is bad news because the military is one institution that still retains some public trust. Has nothing to do with racial supremacy, but rather with an army that looks like America's citizenry.
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The federal government is evil. Why fight for them?
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Why would Joe Whitey want to join a woke military that hates his very existence? Their recruiting woes should shock no one.
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Thats a feature, not a glitch.
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They want to make us weak
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Clap for that, you stupid *******s.

/commander in chief.
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Stressboy
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Don't forget the 10-20% of male voters who vote against patriotism and openly oppose the ideals of this country or were raise to be *******. God help us if there is a draft.
zoneag
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Shocking that the one and only group that is collectively demonized by our government and other institutions is no longer as willing to go fight and die for that government.
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aggiepanic95 said:

Thats a feature, not a glitch.
Correct. This is exactly what Biden and the ones that he selected to destroy the military intended.

When you have the Secretary of the Army state that she did not want "legacy" Soldiers, the backbone of the Army, because she did not want to create a "warrior" class, this meant that she wanted an Army that "looked" like Society and not an Army to protect and defend the country.

And she got it.

Now "fat" platoons have been initiated for recruits before basic that cannot pass height/weight.

Now we have Cat IV Soldiers being accepted due to recruiting problems.

Now we have an Army being setup to be casualties.
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I consider myself a red blooded American and a patriot.

However, I will not allow my son, daughters or nephews to serve under current circumstances. They should not risk their lives for a flippant foreign policy that is guided by woke f*kers like Obama and Biden, and subject to abrupt changes every 4 years.

Foreign policy used to be something we could find common ground upon. Obama snuffed that out with his rainbow revolutions and by falling all over himself to fellate the Ayatollah
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You have to wonder who are the idiots who came up with the " Heather has two mommies " campaigns over the last 5 years.The liberal Avertising industry or was it woke Idiots at the Pentagon who wanted them to start marketing in a new woke direction. Our Armed forces leadership in D.C. is such an absolute disgrace it is really hard to tell who pushed this utter B.S. Historically this question would have been a no brainer to answer!!!

#FJB
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UTExan said:

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/10/army-sees-sharp-decline-white-recruits.html

" The Army's recruiting of white soldiers has dropped significantly in the last half decade, according to internal data reviewed by Military.com, a decline that accounts for much of the service's historic recruitment slump that has become the subject of increasing concern for Army leadership and Capitol Hill."

"The shift in demographics for incoming recruits would be irrelevant to war planners, except it coincides with an overall shortfall of about 10,000 recruits for the Army in 2023 as the service missed its target of 65,000 new soldiers. That deficit is straining the force as it has ramped up its presence in the Pacific and Europe: A smaller Army is taking on a larger mission and training workload than during the peak of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- leading to soldiers being away from home now more than ever."

" In 2018, 56.4% of new recruits were categorized as white. In 2023, that number had fallen to 44%. During that same five-year period, Black recruits have gone from 20% to 24% of the pool, and Hispanic recruits have risen from 17% to 24%, with both groups seeing largely flat recruiting totals but increasing as a percentage of incoming soldiers as white recruiting has fallen."

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Since the country is still majority Caucasian and we will never overcome ethnic cleavages, this is bad news because the military is one institution that still retains some public trust. Has nothing to do with racial supremacy, but rather with an army that looks like America's citizenry.

Biden sending more poor POCs to die for America.

But, at least he's weeding out the white supremacists that are the biggest threat to democracy EVER.
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Navy uses drag queen to help recruiting

Probably the same geniuses that thought of this.

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(NewsNation) The U.S. Navy has received harsh criticism after appointing an active-duty drag queen to be a "digital ambassador" in a new effort to attract recruits as it is not expected to meet recruiting goals this year.

The military branch designated Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley as the first of five Navy Digital Ambassadors in a pilot program that ran from October to March, according to the New York Post.

Kelley, whose stage name is Harpy Daniels and who identifies as non-binary, joined the Navy in 2016 and said their experience as a sailor has "been a blessing."



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C@LAg said:

Johnny Park! said:


However, I will not allow my son, daughters or nephews to serve under current circumstances.

you going to lock them in a basement?

also, why do you have authority over what your nephews do?
What branch were you in?
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APHIS AG said:

aggiepanic95 said:

Thats a feature, not a glitch.
Correct. This is exactly what Biden and the ones that he selected to destroy the military intended.

When you have the Secretary of the Army state that she did not want "legacy" Soldiers, the backbone of the Army, because she did not want to create a "warrior" class, this meant that she wanted an Army that "looked" like Society and not an Army to protect and defend the country.

And she got it.

Now "fat" platoons have been initiated for recruits before basic that cannot pass height/weight.

Now we have Cat IV Soldiers being accepted due to recruiting problems.

Now we have an Army being setup to be casualties.
While the ChiCom/Russian army folk like to make videos of others breaking CMU's over their gut with a sledge hammer.
"Green" is the new RED.
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Well I think America is still worth fighting and dying for.

Maybe move to another place you like and will actually support and defend? No need for you to live in a place you hate.

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Aggie4Life02 said:

The federal government is evil. Why fight for them?
Good grief, man
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Pro Sandy said:

Well I think America TEXAS is still worth fighting and dying for.

Maybe move to another place you like and will actually support and defend? No need for you to live in a place you hate.
FIFY

And agree with your sentiment which definitely contributed to me leaving Kalifornia (especially after 3 years of Covid)
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Quote:

" In 2018, 56.4% of new recruits were categorized as white. In 2023, that number had fallen to 44%. During that same five-year period, Black recruits have gone from 20% to 24% of the pool, and Hispanic recruits have risen from 17% to 24%, with both groups seeing largely flat recruiting totals but increasing as a percentage of incoming soldiers as white recruiting has fallen."
Sounds to me like they achieved the goal they were after - more "Diversity".
Why isn't this being viewed as a success?

Oh I know why. Because the people who actually get the organization's work done decided not to stick around and bust their butts for no credit. Basically the same thing we see going on in the private sector.
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zoneag said:

Navy uses drag queen to help recruiting

Probably the same geniuses that thought of this.

Quote:

(NewsNation) The U.S. Navy has received harsh criticism after appointing an active-duty drag queen to be a "digital ambassador" in a new effort to attract recruits as it is not expected to meet recruiting goals this year.

The military branch designated Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley as the first of five Navy Digital Ambassadors in a pilot program that ran from October to March, according to the New York Post.

Kelley, whose stage name is Harpy Daniels and who identifies as non-binary, joined the Navy in 2016 and said their experience as a sailor has "been a blessing."




What a disgrace. Well, the Navy can enjoy their recruitng going into the toilet also.

I am sure he joined the Navy because they have lots of long hard things full of seamen. I mean subs, folks.

If you are going to that crap marketing. At least do it old school.

#FJB
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I did my 28 years as an 11A. The last 4 were nearly unbearable. Too much PC BS. I retired in 2014 and took a job as a GS DA Civilian. The PC BS is still here. I see 3 and 4 star GOs towing the party line. One Commanding General (2016-17) would have gladly loaded people onto cattle cars. I work for a 3-star command and the EEO shop and the Lawyers are the only sections at 100% strength.
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Ask yourself why you did not.
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I can't blame a young white male for not enlisting now. The government hates them unless they are trans, gay or a **** lib.

The sad thing is, this is what Biden and the Marxists wanted. They will now have an army full of anti white POCs and white libs who will gladly kill whitey on demand.
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Johnny Park! said:

Foreign policy used to be something we could find common ground upon.
Bull*****

"Wars weren't controversial and divisive until the Obama administration" is one of the most galaxy brained takes I can imagine.
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It's a feature not a bug. When the government goes full authoritarian they don't want a patriotic military to step in front and protect the citizens. The next step is to open up massive recruitment of "immigrants " to fill the ranks. Their training will teach them that conservatives, constitutionalists, etc are internal enemies. They should be loyal to the political machine that supports their immigration and recruitment.
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A. "Elites" fear no external military force and aren't preparing for one.
B. They plan to project military force internationally with fewer and fewer humans. Skynet.
C. They value loyalty to their regime and are rightfully threatened by loyalty to the constitution.
D. They've historically abused the military as a vehicle for social engineering, and their vision of foreign drone warfare flings that door wide open.

In short: they're criminally unappreciative of their inheritance and are therefore acting as the selfish fools that they are.
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I'm a 5th generation veteran dating back to the Civil War. Military service has been good to my family. My grandad was a retired Navy NCO who was on the beach in the Philippines when McArthur famously returned. My dad was a three time HS dropout who enlisted Navy Nuke before being sent to Vanderbilt as a NESEP for bachelor's degrees in EE and Math then getting a masters in EE and becoming part of the early days of the creation of the internet, all as a member of the Navy. I was Army and earned the college money that facilitated my attendance at A&M where I earned the accounting degree that has become the cornerstone of my career. We've benefited tremendously from our time in the military.

My kids had no desire and I was glad for it. I'm not heartbroken that there isn't going to be a 6th generation in my family. We've done our part. Strictly from a force strength perspective though turning off those that view service as the family business is a really poor idea so it doesn't surprise me the Democrats embrace it.
A fearful society is a compliant society. That's why Democrats and criminals prefer their victims to be unarmed. Gun Control is not about guns, it's about control.
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Aggie4Life02 said:

The federal government is evil. Why fight for them?


Love it or Leave it.
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No Spin Ag said:

Aggie4Life02 said:

The federal government is evil. Why fight for them?


Love it or Leave it.


Wrong. Don't confuse a nation and its government. America is worth dying for. This corrupt government is not and deserves to be abolished. They aren't the same thing.
A fearful society is a compliant society. That's why Democrats and criminals prefer their victims to be unarmed. Gun Control is not about guns, it's about control.
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We need a two-year mandatory military service law for ALL.
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agz win said:

We need a two-year mandatory military service law for ALL.
If things continue going the way they are, it might need to happen, and quite honestly, seeing as how well people come out from the military, at least the ones I've worked with or dealt with, I think it would be a good thing.
Buck Turgidson
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Seems like I recall something analogous in the latter stages of the Roman Empire, when an increasing percentage of troops were made up of non-Roman levies.
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agz win said:

We need a two-year mandatory military service law for ALL.


Wouldn't that result in tens of millions in the military at any given time?
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