Dalibai a cikin kwas ɗin share fage na Sojoji sun tsaya a hankali. (Hoto AP/Sean Rayford)
By Jordan Uhl, The Lever, Satumba 7, 2022
GOP Wars warks sun yi tir da shirin Biden don "rasa" yunƙurin Pentagon don cin nasara kan matasa masu matsananciyar wahala.
A cikin mummunan shekara na daukar aikin soja, masu ra'ayin mazan jiya sun nuna takaici a fili cewa sanarwar Shugaba Joe Biden a makon da ya gabata na soke bashin dalibai da aka gwada sau daya zai rage karfin sojojin na cin ganima kan matasan Amurkawa masu matsananciyar wahala.
Jim Banks (R-Ind.) Wakili Jim Banks (R-Ind) ya wallafa a shafin twitter jim kadan bayan sanarwar.
A cikin shekaru shida tun lokacin da Bankuna ya fara tsayawa takarar Majalisa, ya karbi sama da dala 400,000 daga hannun ‘yan kwangilar tsaro, masu kera makamai, da sauran manyan ‘yan wasa a rukunin masana’antar soja. Kwamitocin ayyukan siyasa na kamfanoni na Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, L3Harris Technologies, da Ultra Electronics kowannensu ya ba da gudummawar dubunnan daloli ga Bankuna, a cewar bayanan FEC. An bincika ta OpenSecrets. Yanzu yana zaune a Kwamitin Ayyukan Tsaro na Majalisar, wanda ke kula da Ma'aikatar Tsaro da Sojojin Amurka.
Tuni dai mambobin kwamitin suka karbe baki daya fiye da dala miliyan 3.4 daga ‘yan kwangilar tsaro da masu kera makamai wannan zagayowar zaben.
Shigar da bankunan ya nuna yadda ake cin gajiyar matsalar basussukan dalibai ta rukunin masana’antu na soja. Ta hanyar faɗin ɓangaren shiru da ƙarfi, Bankuna a ƙarshe yana faɗin gaskiya game da yadda masu daukar ma'aikata na soja ke amfani da GI Bill - dokar 1944 wacce ke ba da fa'idar fa'ida ga tsofaffi - a matsayin magani ga tsadar ilimi don shawo kan matasa su shiga. .
"Don samun membobin Majalisa a fili suna nuna cewa amsar wannan shine a zahiri wuce gona da iri wahala ga matalauta da matasa masu aiki shine, a zahiri, abu mafi kyau ga matasan Amurkawa su gani, " Mike Prysner, wani tsohon soja kuma mai fafutuka, ya fada The Lever. “Ya tabbatar da dalilansu na kin shiga suna da inganci. Me ya sa ka yarda a tauna kanka da tofa a cikin hidimar tsarin da bai damu da kai da lafiyarka kaɗan ba?
Biden's Himma zai soke har zuwa $10,000 na bashin ɗalibi na tarayya ga mutanen da ke yin ƙasa da $ 125,000 kowace shekara, da ƙarin $ 10,000 ga waɗannan masu ba da bashi waɗanda suka karɓi Pell Grant a kwaleji. An kiyasta shirin zai kawar da kusan dala biliyan 300 a cikin jimillar basussuka, tare da rage fitattun basussukan ɗalibai a duk faɗin ƙasar daga dala tiriliyan 1.7 zuwa dala tiriliyan 1.4.
A cewar Hukumar Kwaleji ta 2021 Abubuwan Tafiya A Rahoton Farashin Koleji, Matsakaicin farashi na karatun shekara-shekara da kudade a kwalejoji na shekara hudu na jama'a ya tashi daga $4,160 zuwa $10,740 tun farkon shekarun 1990 - karuwar kashi 158 cikin dari. A cibiyoyi masu zaman kansu, matsakaita farashin ya karu da kashi 96.6 a daidai wannan lokacin, daga $19,360 zuwa $38,070.
Shirin soke bashin ɗalibi na Biden shi ne akasarin yin bikin a cikin da'irar masu sassaucin ra'ayi a matsayin mataki na kan hanya madaidaiciya, kodayake da yawa sun nuna cewa gafarar bashin yana buƙatar ci gaba sosai don magance rikicin ƙasar baki ɗaya.
"Idan Matasan Amurkawa Za Su Iya Samun Kwalejin Kyauta… Shin Za Su Ba Da Sa-kai Ga Sojoji?"
Daraktan sadarwa na Banks, Buckley Carlson (dan mai ra'ayin mazan jiya Fox News mai masaukin baki Tucker Carlson), bai amsa bukatar yin sharhi ba - amma kalaman dan majalisar na nuni da shaharar tunani a tsakanin sojojin tagulla da masu ra'ayin mazan jiya.
A cikin 2019, Frank Muth, Janar mai kula da daukar Sojoji, abin razana cewa matsalar bashin dalibai ta taka muhimmiyar rawa a reshensa wanda ya zarce burin daukar ma'aikata a waccan shekarar. "Daya daga cikin rikicin kasa a yanzu shine lamunin dalibai, don haka $31,000 shine matsakaicin," in ji Muth. "Kuna iya fita (daga Sojan) bayan shekaru hudu, kashi 100 na biya don kwalejin jiha a ko'ina cikin Amurka."
Cole Lyle, tsohon mai ba da shawara ga Sen. Richard Burr (RN.C.) da kuma babban darektan Ofishin Jakadancin Roll Call, ƙungiyar bayar da shawarwari na tsoffin sojoji, An rubuta op-ed don Fox News a watan Mayu yana kiran gafarar bashin ɗalibi a matsayin "mamaki a fuska" ga tsoffin sojoji saboda membobin sabis da tsoffin sojoji sun fi cancantar yaye bashi fiye da matsakaicin farar hula.
Lyle yanki aka raba Marigayi ɗan majalisa Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), wanda kuma ya yi iƙirarin yin afuwa zai “ɓata aikin soja.” Mollie Hemmingway, babban editan kanti na masu ra'ayin mazan jiya Gwamnatin tarayya, da kuma babbar kungiyar gaban man fetur Jama'a Akan Sharar Gwamnati, raba shi ma.
A watan Afrilu, Eric Leis, a tsohon Manajan Sashen a Babban Tafkuna na Rundunar Sojojin Ruwa, sun yi kuka a cikin Wall Street Journal cewa gafarar basussuka - musamman rage farashin manyan makarantu - na haifar da barazana ga karfin soja na daukar ma'aikata.
"Lokacin da na yi aiki a sansanin sojojin ruwa na Navy, yawancin masu daukar ma'aikata da aka jera suna biyan kuɗin kwaleji a matsayin babban abin da ya sa su shiga sojan ruwa. Idan matasa Amurkawa za su iya shiga kwalejin kyauta ba tare da samun GI Bill ba ko yin rajista don aikin soja na gaba, shin za su ba da kansu ga sojojin da adadinsu? Leis ne ya rubuta.
Sanarwar da bankunan suka fitar a baya-bayan nan kan lamarin lafazi karfi halayen daga masu fafutukar yaki da yaki a kan Twitter - musamman saboda ya fito fili irin salon daukar ma'aikata na sojoji da kuma cin zarafin mutane masu rauni wadanda ke matukar bukatar taimakon tattalin arziki.
"A cewar Wakilan Bankunan, duk wani taimako game da ayyuka, kiwon lafiya, kula da yara, gidaje, abinci, ya kamata a yi adawa da shi a kan tushen zai cutar da shiga!" In ji Prysner. "Yayin da aka yi masa ba'a, yana bayyana ainihin dabarun daukar ma'aikata na Pentagon: mayar da hankali da farko ga matasa waɗanda ke jin an tura su cikin sahu ta matsalolin rayuwar Amurka."
"Yana jin kamar Bait da Sauyawa"
Sukar bankunan na zuwa ne a cikin shekara mai wuyar daukar aikin soja. Sojoji suna ganin mafi ƙarancin adadin waɗanda aka ɗauka a cikin kasafin kuɗi na yanzu tun bayan ƙarshen daftarin aiki a 1973, gidan labarai na soja. Stars da ratsi ya ruwaito makon da ya wuce.
A farkon watan Agusta, Sojojin sun yarda kawai ya samu nasarar daukar rabin burinsa kuma yana shirin rasa burinsa da kusan kashi 48 cikin dari. Sauran rassan sojoji ma sun yi kokawa don buga burinsu na shekara-shekara, amma bisa ga Taurari da Tauraro, Ana sa ran wadannan dakarun za su kai ga adadin da ake bukata a karshen shekarar kasafin kudi a wata mai zuwa.
Amma kamar yadda Prysner ya nuna, irin wannan gwagwarmayar daukar ma'aikata ba ta da wata alaka da kwalejin samun saukin iyawa.
"Bisa ga kuri'un matasa na baya-bayan nan [Sashen Tsaro], manyan dalilan su shine tsoron raunin jiki da tunani, tsoron cin zarafi, da rashin son sojoji," in ji Prysner.
Shirin Ma'aikatar Tsaro don Tallan Hadin Gwiwa, Binciken Kasuwa da Nazarin (JAMRS) na gudanar da zabe don auna ra'ayoyin matasan Amurka game da sojojin Amurka.
Kuri'ar jin ra'ayin jama'a ta baya-bayan nan, wacce aka fitar a farkon watan Agusta, ta gano mafi yawan wadanda suka amsa - kashi 65 cikin 63 - ba za su shiga aikin soja ba saboda yuwuwar rauni ko mutuwa, yayin da kashi XNUMX cikin XNUMX suka yi nuni da matsalar damuwa bayan tashin hankali (PTSD) ko wasu motsin rai ko tunani. batutuwa.
Bisa ga wannan kuri'ar, babban dalilin da ya sa matasan Amirkawa suka yi la'akari da yin rajista shi ne don ƙara yawan albashin da za a biya a nan gaba, yayin da fa'idodin ilimi, kamar waɗanda aka bayar ta lissafin GI, shine dalili na biyu mafi yawan dalili na shiga.
Jama'a sun ƙara yin suka ga sojoji, godiya a wani ɓangare na rashin wani dalili na ƙasa don yin marawa baya, babu wata babbar barazana daga waje, da haɓaka rashin gamsuwa da tsarin Amurka. Wasu daga cikin abubuwan da suka faru sun fito ne daga cikin sojojin sojojin. A cikin 2020, faifan bidiyo na sojojin da ke aiki da ke nuna bacin rai game da masu daukar ma'aikata da suke yi musu karya ya tara miliyoyin ra'ayoyi. Hotunan ya kwatanta yadda ake yi wa matasa da yawa a Amurka karya da fatan za su zama 'yan amshin shatan masana'antar soji.
Don haɓaka lambobi, sojoji suna da a dogon da kuma rubuce-rubuce sosai tarihin niyya da ta fuskar tattalin arziki da kuma jan hankalin masu neman aiki tare da fakitin fa'ida mai ƙarfi. A farkon wannan shekarar ne Sojojin suka saki sababbin talla musamman touting yadda sabis zai iya cike ramuka a cikin tattered tsaro net na kasar. Kungiyoyin masu fafutukar yaki da yaki da sauran masu fafutukar zaman lafiya sun gargadi matasa da su yi hattara da dabarun daukar sojoji, musamman fa'idojin ilimi. Duk da yake GI Bill na iya yuwuwar rufe yawancin ilimin da aka ɗauka, Amfaninsa ba su da tabbas.
"Ko da tare da lissafin GI da tallafin karatu, yawancin tsoffin sojoji sun ƙare da bashin ɗalibai, kuma abin da gaske ba sa gaya muku ke nan," in ji mai sharhi kan harkokin siyasa kuma tsohon sojan sama Ben Carollo. "Ina tsammanin yana magana ne game da yadda ake daukar aikin soja. Domin da gaske yana ɗaukar ƙarairayi.”
Bayan ilimi, tsofaffin sojoji har yanzu suna yin gwagwarmaya don fa'idodi da yawa masu mahimmanci. Kwanan nan, 'yan Republican Republican toshe lissafin wanda zai ba da damar tsofaffin sojoji su sami magani ta hanyar Ma'aikatar Harkokin Tsohon Sojoji don batutuwan kiwon lafiya - ciki har da ciwon daji - wanda ramukan konewa ke haifar da shi a ketare, kafin su goyi bayansa cikin bacin rai. bayan gagarumin matsin lambar jama'a.
Carollo ta ce ta sayi karya lokacin da ta shiga.
Ita, kamar sauran Amurkawa da yawa, tana ganin sojojin Amurka a matsayin “masu kyau” waɗanda suka kawo “yanci” a duniya. A ƙarshe ta zo ta ga ta hanyar keɓancewar Amurkawa da alƙawarin ƙarya na fa'ida da ke jiran tsoffin sojoji.
Carollo ta ce: "Abin baƙin ciki sai da na koyi waɗannan darussa da wahala kuma na fito da nakasu da rauni wanda yanzu ya iyakance ikona na yin amfani da digirin da na samu," in ji Carollo. "Daga ƙarshe yana jin kamar koto da sauyawa. Tunanin cewa ya kamata mu sa mutane su kasance matalauta kawai don kiyaye wannan zamba yana magana game da yadda tsarin mu ya kasance. "
