system that allows members to build relationships with the youth of America. of why For, “Analysis people choose to join the military shows that the single biggest factor is whether someone has a direct personal experience with someone they admire who is in or was in the service.”lxxxix Thus, it is should consider sending young alums of top colleges who are in the service on a suggested that “We speaking tour of like campuses, in civilian clothes, to talk to their peers honestly about their experiences.”xc nothing is more powerful than the influence Although the President asking to serve could be powerful, America’s youth of their peers. If a peer of theirs, who has experienced military service, is able to convince them of its value, then this is the best possibility of inspiring them to serve. The absence of military service today is not because a lack of character in elite youth: it is because they have never even been forced to consider the possibility. If they were confronted with the America’s possibility, great progress would be made in closing the civil-military gap.
system that allows members to build relationships with the youth of America. For, “Analysis of why people choose to join the military shows that the single biggest factor is whether someone has a direct personal experience with someone they admire who is in or was in the service.”lxxxix Thus, it is suggested that “We should consider sending young alums of top colleges who are in the service on a speaking tour of like campuses, in civilian clothes, to talk to their peers honestly about their experiences.”xc Although the President asking America’s youth to serve could be powerful, nothing is more powerful than the influence of their peers. If a peer of theirs, who has experienced military service, is able to convince them of its value, then this is the best possibility of inspiring them to serve. The absence of military service today is not because a lack of character in America’s elite youth: it is because they have never even been forced to consider the possibility. If they were confronted with the possibility, great progress would be made in closing the civil-military gap.