{"id":34797,"date":"2013-03-27T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=34797"},"modified":"2013-03-27T19:33:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T23:33:00","slug":"general-dempseyour-population-of-military-age-young-men-who-qualify-for-the-military-is-declining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=34797","title":{"rendered":"General Dempsey:”our population of military-age young men, who qualify for the military, is declining”"},"content":{"rendered":"

That is the reason that the restrictions on women in combat arms is being challenged. Not even joking.<\/a> <\/p>\n

When the Pentagon said earlier this year that it would open ground combat jobs to women, it was cast in terms of giving women equal opportunities in the workplace \u2014 the military workplace.<\/p>\n

But the move has practical considerations, too. The military needs qualified people to fill its ranks, and it’s increasingly harder to find them among men.<\/p>\n

“It’s fairly common knowledge that our population of military-age young men, who qualify for the military, is declining,” Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said in an interview with NPR just after the Pentagon announced that women no longer be excluded from ground combat jobs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am confused I thought that we are actively reducing our numbers and not the other way around. <\/p>\n

Too many potential male recruits have criminal records, drop out of high school or have drug problems. In addition, the rising obesity rate is also a factor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yet this was not a issue with Iraq and Afghanistan troop surges were in place? I do not understand this at all, it should be easier not harder due to the fact that the recruiting pool is about the same size and quality it was in 2003. Oh and this is a great little gem. <\/p>\n

“Recruiters anecdotally will have fewer issues with a female applicant than they will with a male,” says Kathleen Welker, who is with the U.S. Army Recruiting Command at Fort Knox, Ky. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Really because it seems that both genders can bring a equal amount of drama to the table. More about this later. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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