In an UpFront Particular, Marc Lamont Hill examines why the US armed forces are failing to hit their recruitment targets.
The USA navy is dealing with its biggest recruitment disaster in 50 years.
Army leaders say they’re struggling to hit their enlistment targets as a result of most potential recruits merely don’t meet the navy’s eligibility requirements, whereas knowledge exhibits that greater than half of younger individuals merely don’t see a future within the armed forces.
Many attribute this to details about the navy’s inside tradition being extra available now, together with studies of racism and sexual harassment, and fears of an absence of enough care and assist for veterans, whereas others argue that the decline in recruitment has extra to do with how younger individuals view the navy and a shift in private beliefs in the case of conflict.
So what’s behind this decline? And are we witnessing a change in People’ relationship to their navy?
On UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill places these inquiries to Monisha Rios, US Military veteran and Reality In Recruitment board member; Kaitlynn Considine, US Marine Corps veteran and founding member of Avid gamers for Peace; and Richard Brookshire, US Military veteran and co-founder of the Black Veterans Venture.