Its military recruiting woes tell us a lot about the United States

The respect for the military overall, still atop the list of the country’s institutions, has been dropping sharply. (Source: Bloomberg) America’s armed services are failing to meet their recruiting goals, with the Army in particular suffering the worst shortfalls in five decades. There are many reasons behind this, but one is very surprising: veterans themselves.

Recent reporting and anecdotal evidence indicate the likelihood that children of service members will sign up, or be urged to do so by their families, is at a nadir. Given that 80 percent of new recruits have a relative […]

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