How come the Marines are short of men?

macdyver60

Because the Republican party is short of Real Men!

NONAME

People are starting to smarten up.

Mike V

Because our high ranking officials don't have enough sons to send there. Oops, I meant: none send their sons there.

Stul

noboby wants to die

Well i Say..

ha good question!

a_blue_grey_mist

makes you wonder

Muskratbyte

I'm a former Marine. I don't want to fight this war.

Curt

I dont know, the Marine Corps has been keeping right on point with their goals for recruiting.

Maybe because they dont offer you 20,000 dollars to be Infantry like the Army.

ssgtusmc3013

to busy fight the stupid liberals here.

jjthinstrips

Because they stopped the former enlistment at 18 program...

doggiebike

People are fickle, they now see the folly of his war.

brokenheartsyndrome

Well instead of drafting our young men (which should be a very last resort) they are going to call up the men who already have some experience and training. Once the draft starts the training is quick and the men (boys) are thrown in there with very little practical experience. Make sense?

lost_carolina

Who would voluntarily want to go to be away from there family and have there lives put on hold for an indefinate amount of time? I'm all for SUPPORTING what has to be done..but a small part of me feels like this should of been over already. The troops have been fighting there for going on 5 years!

notoldcrow

Because of the basic American ideal: "That's a good idea, why don't YOU do that?". Most Americans couldn't be bothered to fight/take a stand for something that doesn't directly affect them. Conversely, we live in a republic. Maybe the people are speaking, and by not joining, not supporting this war. This action may inform the leaders of our nations desires.

Roadrunner58-79

Why don't you join up and stop whining.+

nuclearemperor

cause alot of americans (at least statisticly) are obese and cannot even hope to complete the basic training course.

STIFLE IT LIBS

Unless you are asking this question from Iraq SHUT THE PHUCK UP!

rjakjr

The republicans are only trying to emulate their "great leader" by doing what he did during the Vietnam War... all talk and when it comes down to actually going there they wet themselves cringing at the idea of leaving their upper class life for the combat life. Just like that London newspaper said after the 2004 election (when I was in Tikrit, Iraq): HOW CAN 51 MILLION AMERICANS BE SO DUMB???

Oh right I was in the Army and am 110% Democrat (opposite of Republican for all the English people reading this).

Marines vote? I ask because in some countries, members of any army are allowed to vote. If they did, you can tell they obviously didn't vote for Bush :)

(Not American but I don't want any of them to go and fight a war)

Rabbitacular

The 101st Armchair Division of the US Republican Army are doing their jobs by watching Fox News and posting on Yahoo!.

They are fighting the liberal socialist terrorists here so they don't have to risk their lives fighting abroad.

L J

For the same reason the Army is. No one wants to enlist.

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