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The Looming Recruiting Crisis
Admiral Cotton's remarks represent the "inconvenient truth" of military recruiting; demographic and qualification issues that will persist long after our forces leave the Middle East. Simply stated, a generation raised on junk food, medicated with psychotropic drugs, prone to criminal behavior, unaccustomed to physical activity and with marginal academic skills--is simply a poor fit for the U.S. military. And remember: the statistics cited by Admiral Cotton and his fellow panel members refer to basic entrance requirements. If you want to teach recruits to maintain a state-of-the-art military system, or give them a Top Secret/SCI security clearance, they must meet even higher standards. Finding young men and women who meet those criteria will be even more difficult in the years ahead, if present trends continue (and there's no reason to believe they won't). This isn't a military problem, it's a societal problem, with daunting consequences for our national security and America's future. Posted by: lotp 2007-06-23 |
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