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[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Also, poor kids are more willing to join the military because they sell it as a way to escape the drudgery

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And guess what else those states have? Poor education systems, which make for more low-income workers. And also health care! Once you’re at retirement, you’re no good to the system - in fact, you’re a drain!

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Funerals are cheaper than Healthcareporky-happy

[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The thing is that if you fuck the kids over too much, theyre too stupid and unhealthy to join. Its just another idiotic american capitalist contradiction

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, but after a certain point, they just want bodies

Once had a recruiter literally tell me that they basically just want people who can hold a rifle and not shoot the other troops

[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Military recruiters are fucking idiots and honestly not the arbiter of who get in or not, all they do is try to get people interested and to processing to see if they can actually join or not

Salespeople. Always the dumbest people on earth. They just literally read from a memorized script and smile a lot

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A grenade a day keeps the recruiter away

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Wait until they're on the can

I haven't met the man who can outrun a grenade with their pants around their ankles

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

And they might do crimes, handy for the prison system!