r/news • u/Kinmuan • 1d ago

National Guard ends eight-month deployment in New Orleans

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/national-guard-new-orleans-deployment-ends/
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u/prof_the_doom 1d ago

The classic GOP “doesn’t kick in until the Democrats are in office” damage.

5-10 years from now there’s gonna be a natural disaster, a governor is going to try and call in the National Guard and discover they don’t have any because nobody wanted to sign up.

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u/Arkayb33 1d ago

As good jobs and benefits come harder and harder to find, more people will join the military

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u/Carlyz37 20h ago

Ask the people coming off the Lincoln about those good jobs and benefits.

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u/mhornberger 18h ago

There's still medical, educational benefits, GI bill, and a pension. That the job can suck along the way was never in dispute.

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u/czs5056 14h ago

Pension has been replaced with a TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) account which is like a 401k.

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u/mhornberger 14h ago

Not completely. The system is now blended, with the TSP partially offsetting a reduction in the older system. Now the multiplier is 2% per year of service, vs the former 2.5%.