Dexter Filkins

You definitely want her with you if you're flying into battle. But I think the Look, I think the military wants everybody they can get. I think there's a debate about – and this is kind of – this is normal and natural. But it's like we'll take women if we don't have to relax our physical standards to do it.

Like if you can do the push-ups and you can do the pull-ups and you're a female, we don't care. You can come into the combat unit. But if you can't, you can't. Most women can't. But I think, yeah, Hesketh has basically said, yeah, I want them all out. My guess is he's going to fly right into a storm if he tries to do that.

Like if you can do the push-ups and you can do the pull-ups and you're a female, we don't care. You can come into the combat unit. But if you can't, you can't. Most women can't. But I think, yeah, Hesketh has basically said, yeah, I want them all out. My guess is he's going to fly right into a storm if he tries to do that.

Like if you can do the push-ups and you can do the pull-ups and you're a female, we don't care. You can come into the combat unit. But if you can't, you can't. Most women can't. But I think, yeah, Hesketh has basically said, yeah, I want them all out. My guess is he's going to fly right into a storm if he tries to do that.

There's a lot on offer. It's, you know, they'll... In most cases or in many cases, they'll pay your student loans off. If you join, they will send you to college if you want to go. They'll send you to med school. They'll send you to dental school. 20 years in the military and then you can retire. So imagine that if you're 39 years old or 38 years old, you can retire at half salary.

There's a lot on offer. It's, you know, they'll... In most cases or in many cases, they'll pay your student loans off. If you join, they will send you to college if you want to go. They'll send you to med school. They'll send you to dental school. 20 years in the military and then you can retire. So imagine that if you're 39 years old or 38 years old, you can retire at half salary.

There's a lot on offer. It's, you know, they'll... In most cases or in many cases, they'll pay your student loans off. If you join, they will send you to college if you want to go. They'll send you to med school. They'll send you to dental school. 20 years in the military and then you can retire. So imagine that if you're 39 years old or 38 years old, you can retire at half salary.

You can qualify for subsidized mortgages. You can qualify for subsidized child care. It's a good system. I mean, it really is. I mean, you got to give up a lot of your freedom to join the military. But if you're willing to do that, they will definitely take care of you.

You can qualify for subsidized mortgages. You can qualify for subsidized child care. It's a good system. I mean, it really is. I mean, you got to give up a lot of your freedom to join the military. But if you're willing to do that, they will definitely take care of you.

You can qualify for subsidized mortgages. You can qualify for subsidized child care. It's a good system. I mean, it really is. I mean, you got to give up a lot of your freedom to join the military. But if you're willing to do that, they will definitely take care of you.

I don't think they can. I mean, I don't think they can because so they're, you know, they're paying to pay a lot more than they used to. And they they're paying really big bonuses. I mean, I think I talked to and this is how hard it is for the military. So I had a long conversation with. a submarine commander, a nuclear submarine commander. He runs a nuclear reactor that's on board the submarine.

I don't think they can. I mean, I don't think they can because so they're, you know, they're paying to pay a lot more than they used to. And they they're paying really big bonuses. I mean, I think I talked to and this is how hard it is for the military. So I had a long conversation with. a submarine commander, a nuclear submarine commander. He runs a nuclear reactor that's on board the submarine.

I don't think they can. I mean, I don't think they can because so they're, you know, they're paying to pay a lot more than they used to. And they they're paying really big bonuses. I mean, I think I talked to and this is how hard it is for the military. So I had a long conversation with. a submarine commander, a nuclear submarine commander. He runs a nuclear reactor that's on board the submarine.

And I can't remember if the missiles that were on that submarine were also nuclear, but he's running a nuclear reactor. He can go out in the private sector and make way more than he's making in the military. And I interviewed him. He was interesting because he decided to stay in. They gave him...

And I can't remember if the missiles that were on that submarine were also nuclear, but he's running a nuclear reactor. He can go out in the private sector and make way more than he's making in the military. And I interviewed him. He was interesting because he decided to stay in. They gave him...

And I can't remember if the missiles that were on that submarine were also nuclear, but he's running a nuclear reactor. He can go out in the private sector and make way more than he's making in the military. And I interviewed him. He was interesting because he decided to stay in. They gave him...

The Navy, to keep him, to reenlist for, you know, five or six years, they gave him, I think, a $200,000 or $250,000 signing bonus, like spread out over. It was like $50,000 a year for five years extra, like on top of his pay. So it's like, it sounds like, you know, it sounds like the NFL, but it's, if you get a signing bonus.

The Navy, to keep him, to reenlist for, you know, five or six years, they gave him, I think, a $200,000 or $250,000 signing bonus, like spread out over. It was like $50,000 a year for five years extra, like on top of his pay. So it's like, it sounds like, you know, it sounds like the NFL, but it's, if you get a signing bonus.

The Navy, to keep him, to reenlist for, you know, five or six years, they gave him, I think, a $200,000 or $250,000 signing bonus, like spread out over. It was like $50,000 a year for five years extra, like on top of his pay. So it's like, it sounds like, you know, it sounds like the NFL, but it's, if you get a signing bonus.

So, and they're paying, you know, you can be 18 years old or 17 years old, sign up for the military, right? And you get $50,000 cash in hand. And if you're 17 years old, that's a lot of money. So they're laying out the money to get people to join. And that's why personnel costs are so expensive, because there's no draft. And so the military is in the private sector competing for talent.