4 Reasons Nobody is Joining China's Military
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In recent years, Beijing has undertaken serious military downsizing measures by cutting nearly 300,000 soldiers from its land-based forces in 2019. The PLA is still massive at 2 million personnel however when we consider the fact that their population is 1.4 billion…the percentage who serve is only .15% which is lower than that of the US and the majority of countries worldwide. At the same time China has invested billions of dollars in defense modernization initiatives.
Written by: Chris Cappy and Tony
Edited by: Michael Michaelides
So wait a second, if they are cutting forces why are they having recruitment problems? Partly Because having more modern weaponry means you need to be able to attract technologically skilled recruits. This is because your recruits need to be smarter and better trained in order to operate this equipment instead of just raw manpower. Higher standards means a smaller pool of recruits to draw from. This is especially true for advanced warships and fighter jets.
A national census in 2020 showed the proportion of pla personnel with higher education had increased to 57% from just over half in 2010. Still, that number was well short of the PLA’s target of around 70%. And to make matters worse the proportion of recruits with postgraduate degrees had declined. In fact, if the PLA just wants to recruit more infantrymen for the army, there will be no difficulties at all. As a former infantryman myself I can tell you when I joined they were accepting anyone with a warm pulse. How do you think I got in?
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I’m thinking people don’t wanna die for some over paid politicians that haven’t done anything but get rich and take away their right to live and prosper!!
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"lie flat" actually has an additional evolution... "let it rot" the young population is so over the grind. youth unemployment is horrendous, and the jobs tend to require obscene hours and offer low pay
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War is about a bunch of old uncles telling many young lads to die for them
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So essentially, they need more highly skilled people, but the highly skilled people are saying “f-k this sh*t I’m out”
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I was stationed in South Korea. Their conscripts just want to go back to a life of playing Starcraft and listening to K-pop girl groups. China is no different.
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I think people need to understand the reason why everybody used to have giant armies and arsenals compared to their population sizes was because for many people the military was one of the few ways there were to put food on their table.The world has improved a lot since then
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Good episode, really upped the detail for this one. 🤙
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Another well researched video. Way to go Cappy!
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Comparing the "Lie Flat" idea to "Quiet Quitting" is correct. Saying it's trying to be "more comfortable" is not. It's an expression of the realization that hard work no longer translates to personal success. Chinese lying flat frequently do not have comfortable lives, they stop trying because working hard wasn't materially improving their situation. For example, there was a recent incident with dozens of nurses at a hospital threatening to all jump from the windows because they haven't received their pay in over 6 months. We are talking trained/educated professionals working without pay for half a year. If that kind of hard work is rewarded by getting stiffed, it's no wonder people lie flat.
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People 18-25 worldwide don't want to join their nation's military. I'm from Canada and our military has 100 personnel leaving and only 80 people being hired.
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Great segment. You covered a lot of ground in this video and explained some very interesting issues with China's culture, its economy and its military. Well done soldier...
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Love your channel dude. I wasn't getting notifications and I was unsubscribed. Back!
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Back in the 1940s to 1970s, people would join since that was the only way to guarantee yourself 3 meals a day
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Well for all the reasons not to join I would say a big factor for me personally is that I'm not a Chinese citizen
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Thank you for your videos, pal
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I appreciate all the research you put into this subject. Very good.
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I'm planning on joining the marines. My great grandad and my grandad were in the marines, and my father was in the army. My father is supporting me in my actions to join the marines. My mother was not in the military, and her side has no backround in the military as well. She thinks that if I do that I am going to die. That is also what the chinese parents are thinking I believe, but unlike me having a brother, the parents only have one child, and they do not want their only child to be lost in the heat of war.
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Interesting video and analysis. Well researched. Thanks 11B.
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Thank you for video!
