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The military has been the employer of last resort since before the draft was cancelled. Now those people who were otherwise unemployable CAN get work, so why si
by downrightmike 4y ago
The military has been the employer of last resort since before the draft was cancelled. Now those people who were otherwise unemployable CAN get work, so why sign your life away? Why after Agent Orange and Burn pits would you risk your life even out of combat?
- chiefalchemist 4y agoLet's flip this around...In the era of The Military Industrial Complex there's little if any incentive for the government to eliminate the "unemployable class." But perhaps The MIC can strike a deal with the Prison Industrial Complex?
- hindsightbias 4y agoI’d suggest a Foreign Legion, but there’s that immigrant thing.
- t-3 4y agoThe otherwise unemployable usually don't meet the standards of the military (whether for reasons of health, attitude, or criminal record). They're generally after the most able to find employment: young, fit males ready to die for peanuts and a dream. This is why they make citizenship very easy to obtain for immigrants who serve in the military.
- trasz 4y agoGenerally agree, except that if you look at statistics, you’ll find that work in US military isn’t particularly dangerous. US never fights against enemy that’s actually dangerous.