AM Grind: Could the US Military 'Go Woke, Go Broke?'
AM Grind: Could the US Military 'Go Woke, Go Broke?'
US Military recruitment is at an all-time low. Now the troops are fighting back!
It was Veteran Outreach and Active Military Appreciation Day March 17th. Patrick Rafferty discussed the Woke Madness that has invaded our armed forces.
First, read up on the background: The Rise of Wokeness in the Military
Complaints by veteran soldiers about younger generations who lack discipline and traditional values are as old as war itself. Grizzled veterans in the Greek phalanx, Roman legions, and Napoleon’s elite corps all believed that failings of the young would be the ruin of their armies. This is not the chief worry of grizzled American veterans today.
The largest threat they see by far to our current military is the weakening of its fabric by radical progressive (or “woke”) policies being imposed, not by a rising generation of slackers, but by the very leaders charged with ensuring their readiness.
~Thomas Spoehr, @TomSpoehr
‘Heard’ around the internet:
Service members sound alarm against 'extremely woke' military
Army Makes The First Right Decision In Years, Faced With Recruitment Lows
Listen in on the entire Twitter Space:
In other Military News:
Military Moves to Cut Suicides, But Defers Action on Guns
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition purchases by young troops.Biggest Military Pay Raise in Decades Proposed by White House
The proposal for a 5.2% bump in basic military pay is part of the administration's overall request for $842 billion in Pentagon funding for fiscal 2024.Requirement for Women to Register for the Draft Back on the Table
The proposal is back in the version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, making its way through the Senate.
Nice, Skinny Ninja:
Local spotlight: H.E.R.O.E.S Care, High Ridge, Missouri
Group that helps veterans, military members relocates to High Ridge
H.E.R.O.E.S. Care is an affiliation of program partners working together to provide support to military families in the communities where they live. H.E.R.O.E.S. Care combines the power of national organizations dedicated to providing emergency financial aid, employment opportunities, and mental health care services through a network of specially trained care givers before, during, and after deployment.
Facebook Group: HeroesCare
Jon Jerome, organization’s founder, and president:
They can get food, auto stuff, cleaning supplies, towels, sheets, pillow cases, coffee makers, coffee pots, other household items. They can come in for a suit for a (job) interview, and if they get the job, they can come back and get five more. We had one Vietnam veteran who said he’d never owned a computer, and he walked out with a laptop.
When veterans or military members set up an appointment for their monthly shopping trip, they are asked to discuss their “mission” so we can try to provide them what they need most.
If it’s Valentine’s Day, maybe they’ll come in a get a Coach purse for their wife.
If they say they’re going to be watching their grandkids, we’ll get them diapers, drinks, cereal.
That way the money they would be spending on their mission
can be used to pay their utility bills.”
Program Partner: Military Spouse Corporate Career Network
An award winning and nationally respected targeted service provider, Military Spouse Corporate Career Network is dedicated to finding meaningful employment for the spouses of members of the armed services and for our wounded warriors, providing job training and placement and a host of other career building services.
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In Other News:
Russia-Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 387 of the invasion
Xi is visiting Moscow next week: Exactly what US policy stated should not occur.
Update to Drone debacle.
As previously reported, Russia did some saber-rattling by relieving itself on a possibly wayward US Drone. We now have video showing Russian jet dumping fuel on US Reaper drone during 'reckless’ interception over Black Sea.
A former jet pilot tells Sky News the fuel dump was probably an attempt to down the unmanned drone but that the collision was almost certainly an accident. Tensions have spiked since the incident and prompted calls between the US and Russia's top commanders.
Patrick: Specifically what is missing, is the part about a jet going three or four hundred miles an hour "clipping" the drone. Notice as well that no one says anything about the drone being over international waters, just that it crashed into international waters.
Bank Collapses keep occurring:
What happened to Credit Suisse and why are banks needing new bailouts?
Could isolated failures herald another global banking crisis?Major US banks inject $30 billion to rescue First Republic Bank
Large U.S. banks injected $30 billion in deposits into First Republic Bank on Thursday, swooping in to rescue the lender caught up in a widening crisis triggered by the collapse of two other mid-size U.S. lenders over the past week.
Patrick: First Republic "deposits" from other US banks: it's just a forced bailout by the Fed via the major banks it controls. There is a significant risk here of contagion now that four of the largest banks in the country have 20 billion of their own reserves invested in a failing institution.
BTW - First Republic had also made a ‘woke’ video. Enjoy:
Two more of important note!
FAA near misses continue!
A series of concerning aviation incidents have hit the headlines in the United States this year, prompting top officials to hold a safety summit. So, what's going on and is it anything passengers should be worried about?
The "experts" are out in force again, to convince us of new virus threats...
Say hello to Beta TMale(23)
Drop in COVID alertness could trigger new variant, WHO warns
From our listeners
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Divide and conquer tactics.
Message from Across the Pond
Twitter Spaces - Workarounds
The America Mission Twitter Account (@AmericaMission_) will reveal the 64 tournament entrants and their respective NFTs on Sunday March 19th. A series of polls will be used to determine tournament seeding based on the total number of votes received.
