Never mind then. If you are unable or unwilling to recognize, for example, that I’ve questioned only your knowledge about the recruitment process since 9/11, then there is simply no point in continuing. I will point out one thing, however.
The OP begins with and is based upon an observation. I point out that the observation is unverified, and ask anyone who can refute the observation to do so (I would note that you have not done so). This is a far cry from “assuming” that the military is upping its recruitment efforts. Since assuming that I’m wrong is counter-productive, and deferring debate until we have relative certainty regarding current recruitment practices serves no great purpose, and since I wanted a transitional phrase to start the paragraph, I stated explicitly what is implicit in nearly every OP: “Assuming for the moment that [my premises are] right. . .”
In other words, the purpose of the thread is a discussion of the consequences and implications of the premises. Unless you are actually going to refute said premises, complaining about them does very little good.
Peace.
WAE:
Who do you mean by “anyone”? I heard just about every newscast dealing with schools refer to “grief-stricken” students. Of course, what exactly being grief-stricken entails is really a personal judgement about the nature of the words, not a matter of objective fact. You might just as well say “sad” and mean what I mean when I say “grief-stricken.” It’s not very important.