Disrespect the armed forces again and I'll swat you.

I pretty anti mil if you can tell from my post history but the reality of the us military is that they primarily prey on children in public school and people who don't have an option. You might not know this but the us has some extremely impoverished areas where the vast majority of recruitment happens. It way easier to offer low pay to folks who don't have anything else to go on. Case in point as of 2016 black folks alone make up 20-24% of the us army but are about 14% of the population. black folks are 2.5 times more likely to live under or at the poverty line.

Additionally states with a higher rate of poverty are significantly overrepresented in the military while more affluent states are underrepresented.

I personally blame the military industrial complex for the jingoistic propaganda keeping numbers high.

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