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Louisiana U.S. Rep Mike Johnson: "Heres the BOTTOM LINE: The Biden Administration is destroying the readiness of our Armed Forces by..."

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Mike Johnson tweeted the following:

"Heres the BOTTOM LINE:
The Biden Administration is destroying the readiness of our Armed Forces by creating an unnecessary recruiting and retention shortfall, and trying to make up the difference by lowering other crucial education and fitness standards."
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Here are other recent tweets from Mike Johnson:

"Over 40% of 18-24 year old men have refused the COVID vaccine. This is the Armys target demographic.
In the Southern U.S. which produces nearly half of enlistments the proportion of unvaccinated young men is even higher."
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"Thanks to @SecDefs vax mandate, in addition to Army retention, Army recruitment is also failing:
The Army has met just 40% of its recruiting target for 2022 DESPITE dropping the requirement to have a high school diploma or GED."
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"And the recruiting crisis is only accelerating:
In April, the Army offered $10K for potential recruits to go to basic training within 30 days. In June they offered $25K, and last week the Army began offering recruits in any career field $35K to ship to training."
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