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> The pity of it is that the jobs are not oriented towards public works Except for the National Guard and the Coast Guard (which, as I understand it, gets some
by HWR_14 4y ago
> The pity of it is that the jobs are not oriented towards public works
Except for the National Guard and the Coast Guard (which, as I understand it, gets some military money).
- pstuart 4y agoYeah, fair enough. Coasties seem to do a lot of drug enforcement which is a shame (because The War on Drugs is a lost cause at best).
- mulmen 4y agoWell, technically they are interdicting smugglers. The smugglers happen to be carrying drugs because they are illegal. But even if we legalized all drugs domestically we would still need someone to monitor and prevent smuggling.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoThe USCG is a full on branch of the armed forces with an additional law enforcement mandate. During wartime it was under the command of the Department of the Navy. Currently it is under the DHS.