The US Army raised its enlistment age to 42 and eased recruitment restrictions for people with drug convictions. The moves “account for changes in society,” an analyst told Task & Purpose, and bring it in line with other services, but may also be driven by necessity. The Army has repeatedly missed recruiting goals in recent years, as has the wider military, despite a multi-billion-dollar overhaul of the system. The problem is widespread: The British Army has missed recruitment targets every year since 2010; Germany’s Bundeswehr shrank in 2024 despite an enlistment push; France, Italy, and Spain have similar issues. An aging European population, the militaries’ relatively low pay, and falling levels of patriotism are likely factors, academics told Euronews.
Kardinal on
Might help with numbers, but everyone knows quality of recruits will go down. (Mostly the age not the hash)
Thing is they cannot fix the root problem: that few people want to sign up to risk their lives for whatever bullshit this administration decides to do next.
So they gotta do something I guess.
TatersTot on
When the recession hits next year, they’ll have no more recruitment issues again
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The US Army raised its enlistment age to 42 and eased recruitment restrictions for people with drug convictions. The moves “account for changes in society,” an analyst told Task & Purpose, and bring it in line with other services, but may also be driven by necessity. The Army has repeatedly missed recruiting goals in recent years, as has the wider military, despite a multi-billion-dollar overhaul of the system. The problem is widespread: The British Army has missed recruitment targets every year since 2010; Germany’s Bundeswehr shrank in 2024 despite an enlistment push; France, Italy, and Spain have similar issues. An aging European population, the militaries’ relatively low pay, and falling levels of patriotism are likely factors, academics told Euronews.
Might help with numbers, but everyone knows quality of recruits will go down. (Mostly the age not the hash)
Thing is they cannot fix the root problem: that few people want to sign up to risk their lives for whatever bullshit this administration decides to do next.
So they gotta do something I guess.
When the recession hits next year, they’ll have no more recruitment issues again
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