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That’s a big contrast to the US where the various services they’re ready to sign you up asap in high school.
by duxup 2y ago
That’s a big contrast to the US where the various services they’re ready to sign you up asap in high school.
- 999900000999 2y agoA solid majority of young Americans aren’t fit for service. I strongly considered the military during my second eviction, but I was way too out of shape to even think about it. Ironically, being fat might’ve saved me from a lifetime of PTSD and other issues. We don’t treat veterans right in America.
- duxup 2y agoI recall some services established and extra PT system at one point so they didn’t have to bypass those potential recruits. I don’t know if that’s the case.
- MattGaiser 2y agoThe comments on the reddit post for this article are basically what I said. Canada is definitely not the same way. https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1jbx1u0/canada_has_far_too_few_soldiers_heres_a_radical/ https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1jbx1u0/canada_has_...
- duxup 2y agoThat's so strange as I just assumed most nations were proactive about recruitment as well. In the US there's a legit effort and many of the benefits like education benefits are great, and transferable in some cases.