Arrr, the scallywags be joinin' the ranks! But 'twas before the election, says a wise old sea dog!
2025-02-07
Arrr, the landlubber politicians be spoutin’ tales o' the "Trump effect" boostin’ Army numbers! But lo and behold, the facts be showin’ that the swabs started enlistin’ long before the 2024 election sails into port. Aye, the seas o' recruitment be churnin’ before the captain even shouted, “Hoist the sails!”
Ahoy mateys! Gather 'round as I regale ye with tales of Army recruiting shenanigans! It seems Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Sen. Tom Cotton be claimin' that the swellin' ranks of recruits be the result of "America First" leadership and the so-called "Trump effect." But, hold yer horses! A former official be spoutin' that the numbers be risin' long before the election sails were hoisted!According to Cotton, young lads and lasses were hesitant to enlist under the previous captain, Joe Biden, fer fear that the Army be more about "wokeness" than warrior spirit. Yet, it be noted that recruitin’ started to rise months prior to the big vote! Former Secretary Wormuth declared that the ship began to right itself as early as February 2024, with many a fine soul enlisting in the spring!
The Army, in a stroke of savvy, unleashed a flurry of recruiters and resurrected their ol' "Be All That You Can Be" campaign. They even revamped their approach, shovin' away from high schools to job boards! Our glorious military be attractin' a diverse crew, with women makin' up a record 19% of recruits! Yet, be warned me hearties, some be thinkin’ that linkin' recruitin’ fortunes with elections be a slippery slope, fer soldiers serve the Constitution, not a captain’s fancy!