{"id":137079,"date":"2023-02-12T10:21:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T15:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=137079"},"modified":"2023-02-12T10:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T15:21:54","slug":"death-ptsd-and-family-separation-vice-wokeness-working-against-recruiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=137079","title":{"rendered":"Death, PTSD, and family separation, vice ‘wokeness,’ working against recruiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The results of a survey showed that young individuals in the target recruiting age have different concerns than what had been posited. Instead of issues related to ‘wokeness’ in the military, respondents pointed to the fear of death, the fear of getting PTSD, and the fear of being away from family and friends as reasons for not wanting to serve. Others did not want to put their lives on hold.<\/p>\n

From ABC News:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fink, the Army’s marketing head, said the top three reasons young people cite for rejecting military enlistment are the same across all the services: fear of death, worries about post-traumatic stress disorder and leaving friends and family — in that order. He said the Army wanted a better understanding of any additional barriers to service, beyond those top three.<\/p>\n

By a “significant margin,” he said, the most common response beyond Nos. 1-3 was, “I will be putting my life on hold.” That was cited by more than 1 in 5 people surveyed.<\/p>\n

Many young people do not know anyone in the Army and are unfamiliar with the jobs or benefits it offers. Fink said trust in government institutions, including the military, has declined, particularly among this group.<\/p>\n

“They just don’t perceive the Army as being in touch with the modern, everyday culture that they’re used to,” he said.<\/p>\n

Fink said about 10% in the surveys say they do not trust military leadership, based on the way recent events or missions have been handled. That could include the Afghanistan withdrawal or use of the military during racial unrest and protests in the United States.<\/p>\n

Other reasons get much smaller mentions. They include concerns about living conditions on military bases, getting assigned to unwanted jobs, the coronavirus vaccine and the “wokeness” issue.<\/p>\n

In some cases, those reasons vary by region. But Fink said the “wokeness” issue was pretty consistent — between 4% and 5% across the nation, without much variance by gender or ethnicity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ABC News has the rest of the story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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