- The Army also cited such potential recruits’ concerns as the stress of military life and people putting their lives on hold during their time of duty.
- Maj. Gen. Alex Fink, head of Army marketing, told the Associated Press about young people: They “just don’t see the Army as something that’s relevant. They see us as revered, but not relevant, in their lives.”
- Some Republicans say having to get a COVID-19 vaccine or “wokeness” – a term that originally described attentiveness to issues of racial and social justice – for the Army’s recruiting woes.
- Army leaders said very few say they are deterred from enlisting due to “wokeness.”
- Fink also said the “wokeness” issue was pretty consistent — between 4% and 5% across the nation.
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Army: Safety, Not ‘Wokeness’ Biggest Recruiting Obstacle
The military service says it biggest recruiting obstacles essentially remain more traditional ones like young people not wanting to die or get injured.
