"A Navy F-18 fighter pilot and former Top Gun instructor is warning admirals that the military’s relentless focus on social issues is hurting retention of top recruits, the Washington Times reports.
Cmdr. Guy Snodgrass, also a former Pentagon speechwriter for Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, recently wrote on the U.S. Naval Institute website that the senior leadership’s focus on social issues—such as sexual assault prevention and women in combat—has “demoralize[d] junior and mid-grade officers alike.”
Snodgrass said the Navy “has a looming officer retention problem” and added that special operations forces, such as the Navy SEALs, had their “worst year in history” for retention:"....
Just wait until the Army and Marines go back to garrison duty. Soldiers will resign in droves rather than follow all the stupid rules ignored while fighting.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
FredHayek wrote: Just wait until the Army and Marines go back to garrison duty. Soldiers will resign in droves rather than follow all the stupid rules ignored while fighting.
Fred do you have any information that USA and USMC are ignoring any stupid rules now?
It is called prioritizing. When in the field you can get away with certain details that would get you in trouble stateside.
I have friends in the military returning stateside who aren't looking forward to all the nit picky little rules.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
I am not advocating for allowing sexual assault to retain officers, I am just saying the military will face a coming high turnover rate soon. And they may not bother to replace all of them.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
