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and yet if the policy is so haphazard and misguided wouldn't it be better to steer them away from a completely a wasted sacrifice? Doubly so because their cost

• praneshp 9y ago
  > wouldn't it be better to steer them away from a completely a wasted sacrifice Pretty sure your OP is not opposed to that, but the "Little Johnny" language bullshit that his parent wrote.
  • libertyEQ 9y ago
    I took it as a reference to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun
• 0xbear 9y ago
  Maybe it would, but that’s irrelevant. What’s relevant is that they are serving their country to a far greater extent than most, and I’m not going to blame them because there’s some neocon shithead giving them idiotic orders. They sure as hell aren’t doing it for money.
  • EliRivers 9y ago
    It's my understanding that many are doing it for the money and other benefits. The benefits are the stuff of dreams for many who join. Medical, dental, education, housing, pension, genuine advancement prospects, coupled with a steady job that won't vanish in a weekend. These are big draws, especially to a person whose other option is a zero hours contract at a chain store. I've been a reservist (non-US) for almost 20 years; I certainly am not in it for anything involving serving my country, although of course everyone has their own motivations.