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senpaithatignoresyou ago

Perfect warriors for the army,

No. Far from it.

50 years ago maybe, but not today. Today, they require discipline. Not just that, but they also have to read at a 9th grade level, and have very good cognitive skills.

This is reflected in asvab scores. The average infantryman has high asvab scores.

People from the ghettos do not last long when they enlist. Granted, there are two mentalities: Those that want to get out and live a better life, and those that are still "gangsta"

The "gangsta" ones do not survive past 2 years. they usually get kicked out with other than honorable discharges.

They almost always get stuck with shit support jobs, like food service specialists. They are not capable of much at all.

Amadameus ago

Good to know the military still has their shit together, at least.

senpaithatignoresyou ago

For now.

There are some issues though. We are getting more and more technical, while the average public school kid is not.

We also have a cyber security shortage. It is bad to the point that they are giving O-5 to people with cyber security backgrounds from the civilian world. The problem is that those guys make far more than an O-5, and tend to be absurdly happy with their jobs.