{"id":5886,"date":"2008-12-04T15:56:21","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T20:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=5886"},"modified":"2008-12-04T17:37:24","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T22:37:24","slug":"ap-reads-reenlistment-figures-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=5886","title":{"rendered":"AP reads reenlistment figures wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an Associated Press article<\/a>, some journalists try their hand at adding narrative to statistics and, of course, they get it wrong;<\/p>\n

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They run the scattered quotes from folks who, correctly, choose to stay in the military because of the economy and they quote TSO’s favorite Pentagon employee;<\/p>\n

“We do benefit when things look less positive in civil society,” said David Chu<\/span>, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. “What difficult economic times give us, I think, is an opening to make our case to people who we might not otherwise have.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From what I’m told, Chu is a dick who doesn’t like to spend money on the troops and loves to slash healthcare costs. Although a very few are staying in the military because they’re scared to of the economy, others make the decision based on practical realities.<\/p>\n

If you scroll way down the article, you come to a quote by a very smart lady in uniform;<\/p>\n

Marine Staff Sgt. Angela Mink, who was injured in a helicopter accident in Iraq in 2004 and now works in public affairs at the Corps’ New River air station in North Carolina<\/span>, said the thought of taking a civilian job “without my fellow Marines just didn’t appeal to me.” Moreover, she had little hope of finding a private-sector job that pays as well as the Marines.<\/p>\n

“Equivalent pay is nonexistent, once you factor in insurance premiums, housing costs,” said Mink, 37. “And we would definitely have had to relocate. I have a child with a disability and what civilian employer is going to take that into consideration when they think of moving you somewhere?”<\/p>\n

And so the married mother of five signed up recently for four more years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other words, the military offered her a better deal than she could find outside – isn’t that more of a reason than a tight job market. Most of her prerequisites for the ideal employer would be difficult to find in any job market. In short, the Sergeant was telling us that she reenlisted because she has a great boss. That remains a constant factor no matter what the economy is like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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