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2023-11-09 -Land of the Free

People Notice Curious and Sudden Lack of Diversity in New Army Recruiting Ad

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-11-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top
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#1 Someone got a hint from Budweiser advertising? How's their sales turning around?

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-11-09 07:46|| 2023-11-09 07:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Army recently sent short/no-notice PCS orders to about 800 NCOs directing them to report to recruiting school. Obviously forcing people to sell a product nobody wants will bear fruit. Time to bring Joe Isuzu out of retirement.
I think this effort will pay off handsomely./sarc/

Posted by USN, Ret. 2023-11-09 10:28|| 2023-11-09 10:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe they really are thinking about fighting Russia and fear the woke army would not do well. Of course, they could always revive the draft.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-11-09 11:28|| 2023-11-09 11:28|| Front Page Top

#4 It shows a bunch of men, mostly though not exclusively white, cooperatively executing something dangerous. Which is pretty much how I've always pictured the United States military.

Posted by Secret Master 2023-11-09 11:38|| 2023-11-09 11:38|| Front Page Top

#5 My son is an E8(promotable) training medical people, and was told that they would like him to help in the recruiting push. He told them, ya know, I'm eligible to retire right now.
They said never mind.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-11-09 12:27|| 2023-11-09 12:27|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ Hat tip to your son Ed. Laying that upcoming E9 promotion on the line took courage.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-09 12:47|| 2023-11-09 12:47|| Front Page Top

#7 #2 Army recently sent short/no-notice PCS orders to about 800 NCOs directing them to report to recruiting school. Obviously forcing people to sell a product nobody wants will bear fruit. Time to bring Joe Isuzu out of retirement.
I think this effort will pay off handsomely./sarc/
Posted by: USN, Ret. 2023-11-09 10:28

USN,

It gets better than that. The reason for the sudden panic is that the Army somehow lost track of how many people were going through the recruiting schoolhouse and staying on as recruiters. They're something on the order of 45% shorthanded an didn't realize it until the FY was over.

And FWIW, I used to describe the USAF enlisted recruiting leadership as 'Joe Izuzu with a homicidal streak.'

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-11-09 14:46|| 2023-11-09 14:46|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm not sure I would be interested in any dangerous vocation which The Chiefs don't take seriously.

'We have the greatest military in history....join up for change!"

Wonder how much of the target audience spent their prime fighting WoT, only to watch Obama drop Iraq and Brandon hand over the keys and the wallet to Afghan?

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-11-09 17:15|| 2023-11-09 17:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Generation Z isn't interested in any jobs that actually require going to the workplace.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-11-09 17:19|| 2023-11-09 17:19|| Front Page Top

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