Nineteen members of the US House of Representatives have written a letter [PDF] to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin cautioning that the partial cancellation of student debts can have the unintended consequence of reducing military recruitment in the United States.
US Lawmakers Say Student Loan Forgiveness Will Hurt Military Recruiting
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Abolish the Military-Entertainment Complex
Abolish the Military-Entertainment Complex
How many of the dead Americans joined the military because of some movie that they saw not knowing that the military was the ones that were behind the scenes manipulating the content of the script to make the military look better than it really was? Once they got to Iraq it was too late — it wasn’t so glamorous over there.
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7/25/22 John Vaughn on Why People Aren’t Joining the Military
7/25/22 John Vaughn on Why People Aren’t Joining the Military
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by John Vaughn | Jul 20, 2022
A new report from NBC news has generated a lot of discussion about the relationship between the military and American society. Especially from right-leaning commentators, much of the blame is placed on the current administration and the apparent increase of “woke” cultural initiatives and vaccine mandates. Prominent right wing personality and veteran BowTiedRanger lists three reasons:
A Veteran Explains Why People Aren’t Joining the Military
Army Swiftly Backpedals on Policy Dropping High School Diploma Requirement
After only a week, the Army has swiftly reversed a new policy that would have allowed potential recruits to enlist into the force without a high school diploma or GED, according to an internal memo reviewed by Military.com and confirmed by a spokesperson.
Army Swiftly Backpedals on Policy Dropping High School Diploma Requirement
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Pentagon Struggles to Recruit Young Americans, Army Waives High School Graduation Requirement & Requirement for Women to Register for the Draft Back on the Table
6/3/22 Tom Secker on the Pentagon’s Control Over Top Gun: Maverick
How Pentagon Turned ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Into Recruitment And PR Vehicle
Files on “Top Gun: Maverick” detail the influence the Pentagon had over the sequel to Top Gun, how that affected the storyline and character arcs, and which “key talking points” became part of the script.
How Pentagon Turned ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Into Recruitment And PR Vehicle
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Op-Ed: Why does the Pentagon give a helping hand to films like ‘Top Gun’?
Documents on Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun for hire: why Hollywood is the US military’s best wingman
Talk about grooming children (re: Transformers and Marvel)! 🙄
Mass Shootings: The Vicious Cycle Fueled By America’s Toxic Cult of Violence
“Mass shootings have become routine in the United States and speak to a society that relies on violence to feed the coffers of the merchants of death. Given the profits made by arms manufacturers, the defense industry, gun dealers and the lobbyists who represent them in Congress, it comes as no surprise that the culture of violence cannot be abstracted from either the culture of business or the corruption of politics.”—Professor Henry A. Giroux
Mass Shootings: The Vicious Cycle Fueled By America’s Toxic Cult of Violence
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Documents expose how Hollywood promotes war on behalf of the Pentagon, CIA and NSA
U.S. Army Proposes to Cut Its Troop Numbers Below 1 Million
The Army would fall below 1 million soldiers for the first time in two decades under a new budget proposal as leaders struggle with recruitment in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Army Proposes to Cut Its Troop Numbers Below 1 Million
New Marvel film puts spotlight on Hollywood’s military ties
Critics are going after ‘The Eternals’ for its portrayal of the Hiroshima bombing, but should we be surprised?
New Marvel film puts spotlight on Hollywood’s military ties
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