"S-0-t" here!
"So, SON, how ARE some of the governments discisions are affecting military personnel? What is morale like? I'm aware you may not be able to speak as frankly as you'd like, but we are concerned for all y'all's morale and welfare" - Pandora
Our welfare is generally pretty good. of course some of us have bad days or weeks but the average is good.
Well the most recent of their choices that have been directly felt here were the budget cuts they gave the military. if i recall correctly, the Army is sitting at around 500,000 (give or take a few thousand) service members. the government wants to cut something like 40,000 troops in the next few years. now of course, there are obvious people to get rid of, such as, people who cannot maintain the weight standard, soldiers who have problems with drinking and vehicles, or even those who have been a certain rank a little bit too long. These soldiers only account for a small amount of number the government wants to cut, so how do they continue the downsizing legally? they increase the standards to a ridiculous level. Care of uniform, courtesy, military record, army schools... all of these things have become paramount to staying in the military. What makes this difficult, especially for a soldier like me with a very technical job, is that we have ALOT that we have to study, practice and execute just to maintain an active and relevant stance in our field. Just this year, the Army has made it impossible to advance from the rank of specialist to sergeant if you have ever failed the warrior leader course (a three week army school). this course isnt exactly easy and sometimes you have to drop out due to an injury; this is considered failing. other than this, i cannot really think of any recently passed policies that directly affect us here, but it is late and I need to do a little more research.
Thank you all for the warm welcome to the site. I am anxious to learn much about the conservative side of politics since I am well surrounded by liberals.