The American Armed Forces are having a tough time recruiting young people, they refer to as aliens. Let me quote a few lines of an article I read on wired...
"Propensity to join the armed forces among these so-called "millennials" has dropped to as little as 3%; that's down from 26% in 2001. "
I think parents should be careful to prevent children from using the Internet. Its full of rapists, murderers, Muslims, Chinese, Iranians and Homosexuals. It is not a place for Decent People.... WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, BTW???"The typical kid today "has always been online," and "has never known a world without digital phones." Because of that, he a worldwide social network; his "best friend may be Chinese," the report says. "Teens are creating new forms of social behavior that blur the distinction between online and real-world interactions -- and largely ignore the difference between the two." The dual life is "creating a whole new language." The presentation warns recruiters that they're liable to experience more than "just a generation gap" with today's kids. To older military types, the youngsters will appear to be "a somewhat alien life force." "
Read the original article here http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/09/omg-navy-calls-.html
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