Imagine the fall of our military, from the first largest to far below that of our enemies. All citizens must evacuate the land they once called home to escape the wrath of foe. A massive difference in military size, slaughters service men and women by the dozen. The United States suffers the first loss of war since the beginning of our independence. This devastating illustration may accurately represent the fall of our country without a stable military. Our fall may become a possibility due to the shortage of men and women eligible to serve. The number of U.S. citizens without high school diplomas, obesity, and criminal records increases, the number of eligible soldiers decreases. Currently only three out of ten U.S. residents among
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Military surveys prove ROTC programs, when executed in high school and middle school, guide almost 40% of alumni into a future military career. Sadly, the government has yet to fund such programs at the middle school level. However, several establishments took it upon themselves to allow their students’ to serve. Today, only 97 middle schools across the country host these programs. Moss Middle School located in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Moss Middle School Leadership Corps, takes great pride in their JROTC program. In addition, Myers Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky, presented the possible addition of a middle school JROTC program of its own. They used studies conducted on high school students to conclude that such JROTC programs may encourage students to attend class more often and even perform better on tests. These programs provide students with virtually the same opportunities as enlisted service men and women; preforming physical training exercises and receiving ranks based on their work exist as just two examples of the similarities of ROTC and the actual service (Kershner). In conclusion, many students would prosper if the government were to fund such programs. By promoting these pre-military opportunities for middle school students, it …show more content…
The military will struggle immensely to escape from its worst enlistment shortage since switching from the draft in 1973 without the aid of women (Davis). With the addition of women in service areas usually specified for men, the time to increase recruitment jobs for females is now. A twenty-three percent recruiting difference exists when women recruit women than when men do. Therefore, if more women receive recruitment positions, more women will enlist to serve our country. In fact, Major General Jeffrey Snow requests that the Army increases female recruiters by at least three percent making it twelve percent by the year 2018. Additionally, women seem marginalized in the military. Today only 75,000 of our soldiers are women, despite the fact that they make up half of our military ready citizens (Vanden Brook). The expansion of more women into military recruitment positions could exist as another solution to the problem of military
Military surveys prove ROTC programs, when executed in high school and middle school, guide almost 40% of alumni into a future military career. Sadly, the government has yet to fund such programs at the middle school level. However, several establishments took it upon themselves to allow their students’ to serve. Today, only 97 middle schools across the country host these programs. Moss Middle School located in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Moss Middle School Leadership Corps, takes great pride in their JROTC program. In addition, Myers Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky, presented the possible addition of a middle school JROTC program of its own. They used studies conducted on high school students to conclude that such JROTC programs may encourage students to attend class more often and even perform better on tests. These programs provide students with virtually the same opportunities as enlisted service men and women; preforming physical training exercises and receiving ranks based on their work exist as just two examples of the similarities of ROTC and the actual service (Kershner). In conclusion, many students would prosper if the government were to fund such programs. By promoting these pre-military opportunities for middle school students, it …show more content…
The military will struggle immensely to escape from its worst enlistment shortage since switching from the draft in 1973 without the aid of women (Davis). With the addition of women in service areas usually specified for men, the time to increase recruitment jobs for females is now. A twenty-three percent recruiting difference exists when women recruit women than when men do. Therefore, if more women receive recruitment positions, more women will enlist to serve our country. In fact, Major General Jeffrey Snow requests that the Army increases female recruiters by at least three percent making it twelve percent by the year 2018. Additionally, women seem marginalized in the military. Today only 75,000 of our soldiers are women, despite the fact that they make up half of our military ready citizens (Vanden Brook). The expansion of more women into military recruitment positions could exist as another solution to the problem of military