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re: Are the marines struggling with recruitment?
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:04 pm to fr33manator
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:04 pm to fr33manator
I regularly wonder how the U.S. would respond to a "Draft" situation. I feel like the nation might implode if there was ever a war big enough to call for one.
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Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:05 pm to greenbean
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I'm guessing they are having a harder and harder time finding recruits who can meet the physical requirements.
How hard is it to lick windows and eat crayons?
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:13 pm to Tigeralum2008
quote:They definitely attract a different type. And then built their whole culture around that type which has been very successful for them. To me the marines are like what would happen if you made an entire branch out of junior enlisted. And I mean that as a compliment.
God Bless the men and women who choose the Marines. As if serving your country wasn't hard enough, you choose the branch with outdated equipment, terrible deployment options, and shitty supply infrastructure. But dem uniforms sure look pretty!
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:16 pm to northshorebamaman
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To me the marines are like what would happen if you made an entire branch out of junior enlisted. And I mean that as a compliment.
I have a good friend who is a Marine and I like the way he puts it.
We were founded in a bar. Our entire philosophy is "Hey, see that guy over there? Let's get drunk and then kill him."
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:21 pm to fr33manator
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What red blooded American man would want to fight under this Chinese owned administration?
Exactly. The only place currently worth be active at is our southern border. That isn't part of the Marines duty at this time and hopefully it never will be.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:22 pm to Tigeralum2008
Well, a few lucky souls end up in Rota.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:31 pm to fr33manator
What kind of tiny-brained moron listens to, and believes Alex Jones?
I got my answer.
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What red blooded American man would want to fight under this Chinese owned administration?
I got my answer.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:32 pm to LoneStar23
Well they going to get the old war machine cranked up again in the middle east and they need boots on the ground.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:32 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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have a good friend who is a Marine and I like the way he puts it.
We were founded in a bar. Our entire philosophy is "Hey, see that guy over there? Let's get drunk and then kill him."
Marines make since in a pre-National Military Establishment context.
The Army (War) and Navy Secretaries used to be co-equal cabinet level secretaries. So in a sense, America had two co-equal and independent militaries who almost never coordinated their activities.
So, it makes sense that the Navy would need their own infantry force that it sorta similar to the Army but then again, sorta not similar.
Once all these military department secretary came under the control of a centralized Secretary of Defense, the redundancies in the military didn’t make a whole lotta sense to bean counters.
Ergo, the Truman and Eisenhower administrations’ efforts to fold the Marines into the Army.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:47 pm to Ajo Devil
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What kind of tiny-brained moron listens to, and believes Alex Jones?
What does this have to do with Alex Jones you worthless fricking Commie?
I guess the sudden friendliness and kowtowing to the literal concentration camp having, baby murdering, freedom killing CCP is pure coincidence, huh?
Posted on 3/9/21 at 1:51 pm to fr33manator
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What red blooded American man would want to fight under this Chinese owned administration?
Here here. I keep getting calls from the VA about getting vaccinated. frick all that noise.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 2:02 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:That needs to change. Why serve a globalist elite that hates you?
might not be struggling to recruit white males
This post was edited on 3/9/21 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 3/9/21 at 2:08 pm to LoneStar23
No, the Marines are not struggling to meet officer or enlisted annual recruiting goals, even with the challenges of COVID. Quite the opposite. Quality is very high. Demand is very strong, which gives way to even more selectivity. Great time to be in our Corps.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 2:15 pm to jbgleason
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...They are being very selective, wanted to reject him for a small tattoo on the inside of his wrist...
Might it be that the tattoo said something like "Molon Labe" and the current administration is against such free thinkers?
Posted on 3/9/21 at 2:29 pm to jbgleason
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They are being very selective, wanted to reject him for a small tattoo on the inside of his wrist,
Yeah, that was a track mark, pops.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 2:36 pm to terd ferguson
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Is there a crayon shortage?
No. Fewer Marines, more crayons.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 2:44 pm to terd ferguson
The Marine Corps had the highest ASVAB requirement and most challenging physical requirement of the branches, not sure if that's still true today. Btw, USMC 1992-1996. OOH RAH!!
This post was edited on 3/9/21 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 3/9/21 at 2:59 pm to LSUlefty
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highest ASVAB requirement
Oh ok
Posted on 3/9/21 at 3:03 pm to LSUlefty
Lefty, you are correct.
The Marine Corps has had three significant recruiting inflection points. First was migration to the All Volunteer Force in 1973. All services were ill-prepared for this transition, especially the Corps. Secretary McNamara’s project 100K made it worse. Commandant Wilson (from Biloxi) and Barrow (St. Francisville) made significant changes and saved our Corps.
The second was post cold-war recognition that a single service member could be thrust into a circumstance that went from tactical to strategic implication in seconds. Commandant Krulak called it the “strategic corporal” who had a deeper character and sense of operational setting. This is the period you (Lefty) were referring to and did indeed feature increases in recruit quality.
The third inflection point is now, one of AI, machine learning, adaptive computing, robotics, and of course space and cyber ops, among other characteristics of information warfare.
The Marine Corps has had three significant recruiting inflection points. First was migration to the All Volunteer Force in 1973. All services were ill-prepared for this transition, especially the Corps. Secretary McNamara’s project 100K made it worse. Commandant Wilson (from Biloxi) and Barrow (St. Francisville) made significant changes and saved our Corps.
The second was post cold-war recognition that a single service member could be thrust into a circumstance that went from tactical to strategic implication in seconds. Commandant Krulak called it the “strategic corporal” who had a deeper character and sense of operational setting. This is the period you (Lefty) were referring to and did indeed feature increases in recruit quality.
The third inflection point is now, one of AI, machine learning, adaptive computing, robotics, and of course space and cyber ops, among other characteristics of information warfare.
Posted on 3/9/21 at 3:19 pm to LoneStar23
They’re only recruiting minorities & women these days. They’ve gone full woke
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