Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States is set to enter 2024 with its smallest military in more than eight decades and faces one of its ‘greatest challenges’ as it tries to boost recruiting from Gen Z, Pentagon officials said. Under the $886 billion annual defense bill passed by Congress this week total active-duty troop numbers will fall to […]

This is easily solved with a draft. I enjoyed my time in the military. I’m shocked lefties are not signing up since it gives them everything they talk about. Free health care, free housing, free college.

  • PrincessEli
    3·
    9 months ago

    And then, maybe people might be more willing to defend a country that provides opportunities for economic and social mobility than they are now.

    Don’t most of the European countries that provide all the stuff you want rely heavily on mandatory service and conscription?

    • s1ndr0m3@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 months ago

      I was stationed in Germany and met many people there. They have to do something like 9 months of service. However, their military service is not like the US. It is much more akin to being in the reserves, but instead of 2 weeks in the summer you do 9 months. There are also other types of service that are not military that will fulfill their mandatory requirements. Germany also has a much stronger social safety net and lots of social policies, i.e. healthcare and housing, that we do not get in the US.

      • Neuromancer@lemm.eeOPM
        2·
        9 months ago

        Most of our allies have conscription.

        I’d be willing to have stronger social society nets if we had conscription. Nothing is free.

        • PrincessEli
          1·
          9 months ago

          I’d be willing to have stronger social society nets if we had conscription

          I’d just oppose the conscription

          • Neuromancer@lemm.eeOPM
            2·
            9 months ago

            Then I’d oppose paying for stronger safety nets. The military would be a good way to get these kids some jobs skills and education.