05-10-2017, 04:31 PM
(05-10-2017, 04:19 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: During the height of our involvement in Iraq the Army couldn't fill the recruitment goals to maintain unit manning levels. To offset this recruitment shortfall the Army lowered certain enlistment standards to increase enlistment numbers. They lowered standards on education, criminal backgrounds, and pre-existing medical conditions include mental health disorders.
I would encourage you to do some reasearch on the effect that had not only to the military, but to the civilian population. Imagine what Iraq or Afghanistan would do to a pre-existing mental health condition. You can start with the murder sprees around Ft. Carson.
Okay, and what effect did 100$ a month paid in for college have on that? Your tackling a much larger issue here, but not necessarily one that is directly tied to this one. I am specifically trying to look at the impact of pre 9/11 having to pay in for school, and post 9/11 not having to. I am curious if the buy in resulted in more people utilizing it, many believe when you have skin in the game it can act as a catalyst to using the service. Is forcing people to pay in as a way to motivate them to go a school better than having an underutilized option, I don't know but it would be interesting to see utilization numbers.
Your comments above are interesting, but not really relevant to this specific question.
