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Originally Posted by jatx
The Army is a blue collar organization in an increasingly white collar world and will not be able to widen its recruiting base without a degree of cultural change. Some of that change might be healthy, but some of it may not be worth the effort. It would be far easier to have a system of mandatory national service and let the chips fall where they may.
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My first two years as a Vietnam Era draftee were spent as a company clerk in a BCT unit. I processed approximately 1,200 troops during that time: RA, ER, NG and US. Most of the shining stars were draftees and tended to have some college, if not a degree.
My point is that to take advantage of the entire labor pool, the Army will have to cultivate white collar jobs, without stigma.