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The saddest thing is the #1 reason why people join the military in the US is financial or college assistance. Shows why the US is so hesitant to provide UBI or
by Justsignedup 5y ago
The saddest thing is the #1 reason why people join the military in the US is financial or college assistance.
Shows why the US is so hesitant to provide UBI or Free college. We'd lose one of our biggest recruiting tools.
If the US Military can appropriately show why people should be enthusiastic about joining, I'd be much more positive about it.
Also I have ex-military friends... Getting that college funding isn't easy. The health insurance they provide for you is sub-par (I know a lady who had Indemetriosis, and was completely untreated and in excruciating pain for years because... they just don't understand female anatomy at the VA hospitals apparently)
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- freedomben 5y agocollege is definitely a top reason people join, but anecdotally I don't think it's number 1 (though any data on the subject would be interesting). It's also very complicated because there are almost always multiple reasons at play, and usually they change as you go. I joined because I was homeless and floating around from crappy and physically demanding jobs, and I wanted to GTFO of where I grew up. After a couple of years though, college became the most important reason to me.
- rhinoceraptor 5y agoThe real number 1 reason is to get a 96 month loan on a Dodge Charger :)
- micromacrofoot 5y agoThis is so prevalent that the military actually spends a significant amount of money trying to educate young recruits about predatory car loans. Dealerships know they're easy marks and have been funneling them into the debt pipeline for decades.