Discussion: Military, The Defense Budget, The Pentagon, War

[MagnarTheGreat]

Sunak’s plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the governing Conservative Party wins the July 4 national election.

apnews.com

 

[DA_Champion]

Sunak’s plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the governing Conservative Party wins the July 4 national election.

apnews.com

Young people don't want to go fight and possibly die in destructive wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, etc and soon, Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, all of which are bad wars for the USA that don't serve the national interest.

 

[Iceman]

Young people don't want to go fight and possibly die in destructive wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, etc and soon, Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, all of which are bad wars for the USA that don't serve the national interest.

I think the only thing that would motivate a percentage (probably still small) of young people to get involved would be defending their own country from attack, not participating in wars abroad, some or most of which they don’t agree with.

 

[blueharvest]

Only 1% of Americans serving in military is ‘problematic’, says Democrat Pat Ryan

New York representative, with Florida Republican and fellow veteran Mike Waltz, spoke of getting US ‘back to national service’

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

I think the only thing that would motivate a percentage (probably still small) of young people to get involved would be defending their own country from attack, not participating in wars abroad, some or most of which they don’t agree with.

I think you're right. It's hard to voluntarily fight against someone you perceive as never having done anything against you personally.

 

[blueharvest]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1795458476216398105

 

[squeekness]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1795458476216398105

She was a veteran but this still seems inappropriate.

 

[blueharvest]

Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge

Sen. Wicker's plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[squeekness]

Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge

Sen. Wicker's plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.

www.militarytimes.com

I'll just bet he has stock in those companies.

 

[blueharvest]

US military defends Africa strategy in light of coups and a drift toward Russia

The head of the United States military’s Africa Command is pushing back against Russia's efforts to broaden its influence in Africa, blaming the country's disinformation efforts for the spate of military coups that has swept the region in recent years.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

This year will likely be the last major D-Day anniversary with living veterans in attendance. Organizers are going all-out - KTVZ

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Caen, France (CNN) — At 99 years old, Jack Foy is considered the youngster among his group of friends that fought in World War II. But their advanced age isn’t going to stop them from making the transatlantic journey to honor their fallen comrades on the 80th anniversary...

ktvz.com

 

[blueharvest]

DOD failed to share rules on partisan politics before election season

The lack of communication means service members could violate rules they don’t know exist and portray the DOD as politically partisan.

www.militarytimes.com