The Army reportedly spent millions getting Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and his United Football League to drive up recruitment, only to end up losing enlistments.
  • Nomad@lemmy.world
    32·
    2 years ago

    It was National Guard not Coast Guard, Coast Guard doesn’t have that kind of budget. Never had, never will.

    • IphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      I think I read somewhere that the number of active duty Coast Guard is less than the number of New York City police officers.

      • Nomad@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 years ago

        Coast Guard has something like 50k active, reserve and civilian workforce and NYPD is like 55k