The New York Times writes a nice long article about problems the military is having with recruiting, echoed here beyond the paywall by Yahoo News. It is well-written, reader-friendly, and tries to explain the difficulty using economic and demographic issues, which no doubt play a part in difficulties with filling quotas.
I read all the way to the bottom, and nowhere did author Philipps mention that the military's efforts to be sensitive to the needs of LGBTQ persons might be a major turnoff to the young blue collar men who have traditionally filled the enlisted ranks. These tend to be socially conservative.
Gosh, I guess that issue doesn't fit the NYT's narrative stream. Other sources report military families are telling their kids to look elsewhere for careers.
Two Days Later ... Instapundit Glenn Reynolds writes a column for the New York Post which makes these same points, in greater detail.
