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Originally Posted by NurseTim
We need men like you and your brothers in arms to do what you were trained to do, be force multipliers.
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Or maybe you work on creating your own force multipliers. There are huge numbers of young people doing service jobs making minimum wage, divested from society and looking for guidance on how to better themselves. If they learn to better their lives they become invested. As I see it VOA does achieve goals, but as we have seen in other countries VOA is all for not if the population isn't invested.
There's a person in my hood that in their past life coordinated stuff for QP's and they did some contract work. They hire me because I remind them of their Loadmaster and I do good work. This person donated their time to a local crap hole school district to teach math to all the flunkies who everyone gave up on. By the end of the course everyone student but one passed with an A or B, the one student got a C.
The education system has absolutely failed these kids. It has essentially given them two path, college with the idea of an office job or no college and a choice between minimum wage or living off Uncle Scam.
This afternoon a couple 20 somethings at a place I was working started quizing me on how to start their own business. They were absolutely giddy that I would indulge them. I told them it was simple and their eyes lit up when I told them they could make $40-50 per driveway shoveling snow, or invest $400-600 in a snow blower and bring home $500-1000 in a single day. If I spend a couple hours with them and they achieve some success they will likely become producers and invested.
You can show 17 little girls what is attainable on a soccer field through effort and team work, and they become invested. Years later some get scholarships and one plays in the NCAA D1 womens championship.
It's great to have someone very capable in heavy lifting , but its all for not if the people they are doing the heavy lifting for are not themselves invested and willing to participate...I remember my Mom saying from time to time "I can't help you if you won't help yourself".