Politicization of military leading to recruiting shortfall: Veteran

As the U.S. military branches continue to report shortfalls in recruitment, one veteran says politics is partly to blame.

Alex Plitsas, an Army veteran and now a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council, said Tuesday on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that the decreasing force numbers are impacting readiness.

“The segment of the population that’s eligible to serve and that is physically qualified has increasingly shrunk over the decades as people are further out of shape, then you combine that with … the denigration of the military and the overpoliticization of our military forces … and you end up with a force that is smaller that affects readiness,” Plitsas said.