Re: Bush-> Obama -> Trump....Your position comes off as very emotive, focused on feelings and sentiment. I looked at Obama's election the way Padme looked at Ch

Re: Bush-> Obama -> Trump....Your position comes off as very emotive, focused on feelings and sentiment. I looked at Obama's election the way Padme looked at Chancellor Palpatine declaring the First Galactic Empire in Star Wars. [1] Obama ordered an American citizen killed without due process [2] while bombing more countries than Bush OR Trump but hey it's ok, he made people feel nice. Thankfully more black veterans are waking up from the fever dream, and running for office.[3] We have 330 million people, facing a country of 1.3 billion people that are aiming to eat our lunch in this century. The most capable adversary we've faced since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Of course the future is pessimistic.[4][5] Chapels in the military are non-denominational, and while Christians are prevalent in the senior ranks, leveraging their religion inappropriately is a quick way to be subjected to an Equal Opportunity complaint. The military is ~2 million people strong. Racism and intolerance incidents will be non-zero in any population that size. Compared to the general population in 2021 and America's disintegrating social cohesion, I'd place a bet that the military has fewer per-capita incidents than the general US population. The military is also better-educated than the genpop.[6][7] Look into becoming an Air Force National Guard or Reserve officer. Part-time military service is the most flexible way to contribute without completely destroying your civilian income stream. Being a Reserve officer is the closest I've found to having my cake and eating it too. [1]https://youtu.be/VqVSt0_Zmuk https://youtu.be/VqVSt0_Zmuk [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki [3]https://youtu.be/vTxeHZtbXHo https://youtu.be/vTxeHZtbXHo [4]https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-seeks-become-worlds-next-025553555.html https://sg.news.yahoo.com/china-seeks-become-worlds-next-025... [5]https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/china/china-world-biggest-navy-intl-hnk-ml-dst/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/china/china-world-biggest-nav... [6]https://facethefactsusa.org/facts/tanks-and-humvees-caps-and-gowns/ https://facethefactsusa.org/facts/tanks-and-humvees-caps-and... [7]https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2017/07/29/report-young-vets-are-more-successful-than-their-civilian-peers/ https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2017/07/29/report-you...