The army is very conservative when it comes to white troops. Sadly, this will impact our ability to go to war since white troops make up the combat arms and special forces.
Comment on Army Sees Sharp Decline in White Recruits
OnlyTakesLs@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
TLDR: Army recruitment goals are 65,000 recruits for the year. They had a shortfall of 10,000 recruits, 15% short. Meanwhile, white people specifically aren’t signing up, only 44% of new recruits are white. For context, the US is 68% white.
Of course there’s more than just racism, such as the obesity epidemic making many potential recruits not fit for service, the mental health epidemic doing the same, general apathy, etc etc. But the racism issue not to be overlooked, and it’s one of the few things that the army could try to target. The army can’t fix the obesity epidemic after all.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
The army is very conservative when it comes to white troops. Sadly, this will impact our ability to go to war since white troops make up the combat arms and special forces
Here is an interesting admission that conservatism favors white people over others for some things, despite wintermule’s pathological and repeated assertions that the progressives are the racist ones.
Also of note is the use of the word “sadly”, which would seem to indicate the knowledge that conservatism is not best possible guiding philosophy for all situations.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It doesn’t favor white people. Where did you get that hogwash? Conservatives are more duty bound and well love the country. So yes, they serve in the military at a higher rate. White people are more likely to to combat arms.
Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Ok sorry, I must have misunderstood. All I know is, despite my ASVAN I didn’t actually get a choice of MOS
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Army has fat camp. You still can’t be overly obese but it’s there. Along with an education program for people who didn’t have a diploma.
I am a huge fan of the military since it enables people to do better.