YOUNG ARMY OFFICERS BEING PUSHED OUT, While secretly illegals may be pushed in (soldiers, military)

[All American NYC]

officers in the Army with multiple combat deployments under their belts. But as the wars wind down and Pentagon budgets shrink, a lot of them are being told they have to leave....Behind some of those big numbers are soldiers in their late 20s who will be forced out of their military careers long before retirement age and into the still struggling American job market.

House Republicans are quietly working to insert immigration legislation into the text of the Department of Defense authorization bill that would allow so-called DREAMers to obtain permanent legal residency by joining the military

Why is this a surprise? pandering to gays, unions, hollywood elite, and now illegals.

"Are you better off than you were 4 years ago, which for 70%+ of Americans the response is a resounding "no".

[urbanlife78]

So you are trying to create something to freak out when there is nothing to freak out about? You are aware young people can still join the military even though they are shrinking, right?

[Hyperthetic]

Last thing I want to see is a bunch of over-vaccinated zombies running loose in society.

Usually the Government hires those types.

[Memphis1979]

Losing headcount for loss of need is standard in the military.

Last I saw, they were still enlisting. Like many middle management positions, lower level officers are sometimes let go due to a lack of need of a manager at their level.

[EmeraldCityWanderer]

Oh my god the horror, as we wind down military campaigns across the globe and need fewer soldiers...then people look for other jobs. Oh the humanity!

I thought the OP was for fiscal responsibility, and I don't think anything is more fiscally irresponsible than either keeping a large standing army for no reason but to keep those people employed with government spending...or starting wars across the globe just to keep those people in the military.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by EmeraldCityWanderer

Oh my god the horror, as we wind down military campaigns across the globe and need fewer soldiers...then people look for other jobs. Oh the humanity!

I thought the OP was for fiscal responsibility, and I don't think anything is more fiscally irresponsible than either keeping a large standing army for no reason but to keep those people employed with government spending...or starting wars across the globe just to keep those people in the military.

If your goal was to be a career-military person because serving the country is what you've always wanted to do, and that rug was ripped out from under you, what would you say then?

[HeyJude514]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

If your goal was to be a career-military person because serving the country is what you've always wanted to do, and that rug was ripped out from under you, what would you say then?

Got to cut, cut, cut!!! Hasn't that been the rightwing mantra for the last five years now?

[Frank DeForrest]

We should be cutting millitary across the board and certainly not using service to entice illegals.

Tell me again how the GOP is different than the Dems?

[greywar]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

If your goal was to be a career-military person because serving the country is what you've always wanted to do, and that rug was ripped out from under you, what would you say then?

I would say it was time to find a new career. Because thats exactly what occurred to me.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

If your goal was to be a career-military person because serving the country is what you've always wanted to do, and that rug was ripped out from under you, what would you say then?

If you want to be a career military person, you try to get into the positions they will always need in the military, like shipping and receiving.