Bring_Back_Buggy_Whips@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · edit-213 hours agoSome Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standardstaskandpurpose.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1189arrow-down1external-linkSome Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standardstaskandpurpose.comBring_Back_Buggy_Whips@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · edit-213 hours agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKirp123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 hours agoDoes the US National Guard not have fitness requirements? Because I doubt those guys can run or do a pull up.
minus-squareFiroaren@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 hours agoYes, but they sure don’t have qualified recruits anymore. You don’t pass your PT tests, no benefits, but you don’t get to go “oops I quit” either. So you wind up with situations like this - even unfit soldiers can’t be replaced these days
Does the US National Guard not have fitness requirements? Because I doubt those guys can run or do a pull up.
Yes, but they sure don’t have qualified recruits anymore.
You don’t pass your PT tests, no benefits, but you don’t get to go “oops I quit” either. So you wind up with situations like this - even unfit soldiers can’t be replaced these days
Forever stuck as a pfc