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That doesn't match recruitment data for the US Army. We have a volunteer professional military with standards for recruitment that require above average individ

That doesn't match recruitment data for the US Army. We have a volunteer professional military with standards for recruitment that require above average individuals. There are still plenty of poor people in the Army, quite frankly I can't think of anything better for poor people. Where else can you get housed and fed and your college paid for? Only a small portion of the military is war fighters. Most are doing boring relatively safe jobs like filling gas tanks and counting bullets.

jacquesm 10y ago
> We have a volunteer professional military with standards for recruitment that require above average individuals. Those could easily be poor. Poor != dumb. > There are still plenty of poor people in the Army, quite frankly I can't think of anything better for poor people. How about a normal civilian life? > Where else can you get housed and fed and your college paid for? In countries with a functioning social contract this is not an issue. > Only a small portion of the military is war fighters. Most are doing boring relatively safe jobs like filling gas tanks and counting bullets. Right, but they're still part of the same machine and even if the %age that ends up on the front lines is not 100% that holds true historically. So that's not a counter argument, it's just a function of how the military is organized. Note that 'volunteering' if it is your only option at a reasonably affluent life is not really volunteering.