(12-28-2021, 12:42 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: (12-28-2021, 12:29 PM)wrong_box Wrote: so what happens if they apply to get into a branch of the military and they dont get accepted? The military is not an equal opportunity employer. Or what if they get in and get themselves kicked out? But I guess there is another side to this. What if the majority of these people actually get their lives straightened out and do well? Not saying it would happen, but what ratio of success vs failure would be it take to be deemed as a success? Some may say Oh wow 4 years of a guaranteed job with free medical, dental, vision for me and my family. Not to mention free housing on base housing if you have a family, or getting a subsidy that help you pay for rent and food from the military if you dont live in base housing, or are waiting to get into base housing. There is so much more the military has to offer military persons and their families that cost nothing, and the very real chance of their spouse getting a job on base and free child care. It would be a great place for a new start for low income/low educated people to grow and prosper if they wanted to. If they didnt, [BLEEP] it, send 'em back to jail.
Except you’re not taking into account the drain on resources to process these people through the system and then push them out the door if they fail. Chains of command have better things to do than to make sure someone stays on the straight and narrow. If a command loses a body, that billet is not filled until the next rotation.
As Marty says, the military is not a social program. You can’t expect them to do their job and to be social workers.
Also, what is this free childcare you speak of?
It wouldnt be any different on the chain of command for these people than a normal recruit. Lets not assume that such a large number of people would be in this program that it would disrupt the normal recruiting processes or overtaking traditional recruiting. Many traditional recruits get into bootcamp and decide they dont like the military and try to find a way to get out. Many find themselves in trouble after boot camp because they dont like it. Many more go on and at least fill their initial enlistment. When I was in there was an on base child care which if memory serves me correct was run by the Navy Relief Society. There was also an auto shop you could take your car to if you did your own repairs, a car wash complete with buffers for your own detail work (only on your own vehicle no doing any work for others) a little building that you could go to for carpet cleaners/buffers and most anything you needed to use around the house including a lawn mower all at no cost to the military member and his family on every base I was ever on. Oh also a movie theater and bowling alley and a swimming pool. Im a little fuzzy about the swimming pool but I seem to recall it.
