The U.S. empire is on the horns of a real dilemma. While its wars keep multiplying, its warm bodies to fight them keep dwindling. The Pentagon predicts that in 2024 the U.S. will have its smallest military since WWII. As a matter of fact, 77% of 17 to 24-year-olds couldn’t enlist if they wanted to (and most of them don’t) due to mental or physical health conditions, chiefly drug abuse, or being overweight. It’s even worse than you think. Almost three-quarters of American adults would not join up even if war was imminent. In case that isn’t enough bad news, here’s a real stunner: the results of a Gallup poll in June, 2023 showed confidence in the U.S. armed forces at record lows, with only 60% of American adults expressing either “a great deal” or “quite a lot of” confidence. The military is only .04% of the population and is dwindling yearly. Why aren’t more young Americans drinking the Koolaid and signing up in droves when most branches are offering bonuses up to $50,000. Here’s the answer straight from the horse’s mouth. In a defense department survey, over half of eligible recruits “think they’re going to be physically or emotionally broken after serving,” What they didn’t mention was how badly they will be treated if they do come home with physical or mental disabilities. Waiting months or years to get the financial assistance they were promised and need or having to battle to even get health insurance from an ungrateful America. If you want to know one way to solve this abomination, check out The Empire Stubs Its Toe with a Bad Case of the Enlistment Blues
