From: UpFront
In an UpFront Special, Marc Lamont Hill takes a look at why the United States militaries are stopping working to strike their recruitment targets.
The United States armed force is facing its biggest recruitment crisis in 50 years.
Military leaders state they are having a hard time to strike their enlistment targets since many prospective employees just do not satisfy the armed force’s eligibility requirements, while information reveals that majority of youths just do not see a future in the militaries.
Numerous quality this to details about the armed force’s internal culture being quicker offered now, consisting of reports of bigotry and unwanted sexual advances, and worries of an absence of sufficient care and assistance for veterans, while others argue that the decrease in recruitment has more to do with how youths see the military and a shift in individual beliefs when it concerns war.
What is behind this decrease? And are we seeing a modification in Americans’ relationship to their armed force?
On UpFrontMarc Lamont Hill puts these concerns to Monisha Rios, United States Army veteran and Truth In Recruitment board member; Kaitlynn Considine, United States Marine Corps veteran and establishing member of Gamers for Peace; and Richard Brookshire, United States Army veteran and co-founder of the Black Veterans Project.