Navy Considers Millennials “Alien Life Force”

According to Wired Blogs Danger Room, the US Navy projects megaproblems recruiting the “MySpace Generation.”  In addition to pointing out that they’re spoiled rotten [my words] the report also says that recruiters might find them a bit different: “This is not about just a generation gap, but dealing with a somewhat alien life force.”

Could it be that the report writers themselves have become tainted?

Wired goes on to say:

“…The report also notes important cultural distinctions between the youth of today and the youth of yesteryear.  Kids live such busy, structured life, that they often use “planner[s] before middle school.”  They are also unusually tight with their “active, involved, ‘helicopter’ parents.”

These “kids grew up hearing nothing but praise, all the time, everywhere.  Recent childhood has been defined by ego-stroking… [They] can get disgruntled if not praised for simply ’showing up’ at work,” according to the report, which calls the millenials “a ‘coddled’ generation….”

Read the rest of the article — it’s a hoot!

[tags]navy, recruitment, kids these days, myspace generation, spoiled brats[/tags]