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Of course wealth defines fitness for service (in America, anyway). Isn't "money for college and healthcare" kinda obvious about it? Like there's almost a wink
by analognoise 5y ago
Of course wealth defines fitness for service (in America, anyway).
Isn't "money for college and healthcare" kinda obvious about it? Like there's almost a wink and a nudge at the end of it.
It's super blatant that having very few economic options and no healthcare chooses fitness for service for you.
- chrisseaton 5y agoIn the UK it’s pretty common for wealthy upper-class people to do a few years in the Army before they take over the family business.
- jwithington 5y agoThe evidence is to the contrary--middle class and above are over-represented in the US military. "Their median family income is more than $73,000, compared with $66,000 for civilians, and recruits are most likely to come from families in the middle of the wealth distribution, with median wealth of $87,000, almost $10,000 more than civilians." This is for enlisted members. It's probably safe to have some intuition that officers will skew wealthier.