Dexter Filkins

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.

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.

And so when the military is getting more complicated every day, I mentioned the example of nuclear reactors that you have to be able to run. And then there's cyber warfare, there's cyber defense, there's radar systems. Stuff is super complicated. And those are smart people and they have to be really smart. And so the military literally goes to places like MIT to recruit people.

And so when the military is getting more complicated every day, I mentioned the example of nuclear reactors that you have to be able to run. And then there's cyber warfare, there's cyber defense, there's radar systems. Stuff is super complicated. And those are smart people and they have to be really smart. And so the military literally goes to places like MIT to recruit people.

And so when the military is getting more complicated every day, I mentioned the example of nuclear reactors that you have to be able to run. And then there's cyber warfare, there's cyber defense, there's radar systems. Stuff is super complicated. And those are smart people and they have to be really smart. And so the military literally goes to places like MIT to recruit people.

And so they're competing with companies that can pay a ton of money. And so they try to offer, you know, like various, you know, we'll give you a bonus. Well, you know, you can retire in 20 years and all that. But I think it's fair to say the one thing they can offer that no one else can offer is adventure.

And so they're competing with companies that can pay a ton of money. And so they try to offer, you know, like various, you know, we'll give you a bonus. Well, you know, you can retire in 20 years and all that. But I think it's fair to say the one thing they can offer that no one else can offer is adventure.

And so they're competing with companies that can pay a ton of money. And so they try to offer, you know, like various, you know, we'll give you a bonus. Well, you know, you can retire in 20 years and all that. But I think it's fair to say the one thing they can offer that no one else can offer is adventure.

And so, you know, like I was talking to the F-18 pilot and she was saying, yeah, I love my job. You know, I'm a carrier pilot. And I fly an F-18 and I can fly, you know, 1,500 miles an hour and can't get that anywhere else. You know, or the submarine commander I talked to, he said, look, I'm working with some of the smartest people in the world that are running this submarine force.

And so, you know, like I was talking to the F-18 pilot and she was saying, yeah, I love my job. You know, I'm a carrier pilot. And I fly an F-18 and I can fly, you know, 1,500 miles an hour and can't get that anywhere else. You know, or the submarine commander I talked to, he said, look, I'm working with some of the smartest people in the world that are running this submarine force.

And so, you know, like I was talking to the F-18 pilot and she was saying, yeah, I love my job. You know, I'm a carrier pilot. And I fly an F-18 and I can fly, you know, 1,500 miles an hour and can't get that anywhere else. You know, or the submarine commander I talked to, he said, look, I'm working with some of the smartest people in the world that are running this submarine force.

And he's like, I'm not a cubicle guy. You know, I want... I want to be out there. And that's what the Army and the Navy and the Air Force can do for it.

And he's like, I'm not a cubicle guy. You know, I want... I want to be out there. And that's what the Army and the Navy and the Air Force can do for it.

And he's like, I'm not a cubicle guy. You know, I want... I want to be out there. And that's what the Army and the Navy and the Air Force can do for it.

Terry, thank you so much.

Terry, thank you so much.

Terry, thank you so much.