Will Allowing Beards Solve Recruiting Woes? (No)

If you're a regular listener, you're well aware of the fact that Nate and Francis love to dunk on proposed solutions to the military's recruiting crisis. Well, the Army's recruiting crisis, as it's perpetually struggling to meet its goals. This week, we discuss a recent WSJ editorial that posits a relaxation of beard rules as a recruiting and retention tool. (Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-shouldnt-shave-its-numbers-11572302977)  We also catch up on the general state of things, as Nate was recently back in America and managed to not say "cheers, mate" to any confused passers-by. This week's bonus features Francis explaining how he uses hydroponics to grow herbs and vegetables year-round. It's a video, so you can see all the extremely not weed things that he's growing. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31293715 *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop You may have noticed that the next issue of our zine has debuted, and you can get it in print by signing up at the $10 monthly Patreon tier. We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw We have a new t-shirt out — get some anarchist agriculture in your life! Buy it here: https://teespring.com/new-anarchist-agricultural#pid=387&cid=101810&sid=front You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang