The problem with army culture is....? Let's hear it.

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“Babysitting grown adults” - unlike a normal job field where you would be fired for not meeting a standard, leaders are expected to fix any issue a soldier may have, financial, marital, legal, fitness, mental, or even mold in their private residence… and we give service members a 4% raise in a 9% inflation environment, driving away talented individuals for higher paying fields

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Nothing wrong. You joined suck it up!

^that mindset is the reason retention is worse than it’s ever been

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I would like to hear what the army folks say about this. As for the navy, we have no problems with our culture!

The Army culture and the people are what kept me in the Army and now transitioning after 25 years. It changes at some point from being a job to a lifestyle. My extended Army family are closer than some of my blood relatives. It’s people taking care of people. Everyone’s experience may be a bit different but the culture is steady. At some point the Army’s seven values translate from external motivation and purpose to being internally fused to all we do. Something bigger than self.

Wow! 25 years of service is amazing! I wish to stay longer here as well

Toxic leadership

Do something, even if its wrong, do something

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