Isn't the narrative about new recruits getting tricked to enlisting on the basis of a lie that they will be put in a noncombat role something that we in the U.S.

[nauticalnoodle@lemmy.ml]

Isn't the narrative about new recruits getting tricked to enlisting on the basis of a lie that they will be put in a noncombat role something that we in the U.S. can relate to, too? I remember in high school and college people would talk about the recruiters that would say anything to get people to join.

[skyezopen@lemmy.world]

"Yeah man you'll just be driving trucks around..."

9/11 happens

"In IED land."

[dragontypewyvern@midwest.social]

There weren't actually that many casualties to US troops, because they made mercenaries do the dangerous stuff and didn't track how many people died.

[notyou@sopuli.xyz]

I was a recruiter for a while. I was able to promise a noncombat role, as in job. I could guarantee you a job as a comm bubba, motor T, cook, supply admin, or whatever else you qualify for, no problem (as long as there are open slots).

The fine print that people wouldn't tell you is we can't guarantee what unit you will be assigned to after training. You won't be trained to be a grunt but you could very easily get orders to and stationed with an infantry unit. They need noncombat jobs working in those combat units too. You would still get deployed to hostile places with your unit.

[bubbey@lemmy.world]