Recruiting, Back-door Drafts and “Our” Media
During a period in which all active-duty components of the U.S. military have reached their recruiting goals for fourteen consecutive months, two of my favorite MilBloggers, Matt at Blackfive and John at Op-For, take issue with a some news stories that try to imply severe manpower issues.
Media Still Doesn’t Understand Recruiting…or Do They?
Yellow Journalism Makes a Comeback
Go read them both. I would like to chip in that I feel Matt’s second linked story about a gang member and murder suspect that tried to enlist to be beyond piss-poor journalism and, instead, leaves no doubt about negative intentions against the military by the journalist involved.
