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Originally Posted by valo403
I don't disagree, and I think I was probably way too broad and chose my words poorly earlier.
To clarify, my point isn't that they're stupid, it's that their left with little in the way of choice, something that I attribute at least aprtially to the massive failure that is the US public education system in much of the country. People are churned out of high school with no real ability to continue their education into cities and towns with increasingly little to offer in terms of employment. Coincidentally the recritment centers are often all too ready to offer that future. It sometimes makes me question the actual desire of the US to open other doors for people in those areas when they provide such a significant portion of manpower. There are obviously people from all walks of life in the military, I have a buddy who did a couple tours in Afghanistan who left his six figure wall st. job to do so, I guess I just can't shake the idea that there are too many 18 year old kids who join the military simply because it's the only door open to them. Maybe I'm wrong about that, it's just the sense I've picked up living down here.
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Very few people have a nationalistic ideals anymore, this is why I make sure to thank every man or woman I see in Uniform.
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