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[-] 5C5C5C@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago

It's not exactly "voluntary" when the socio-economic system is designed to leave a large portion of the population with military enlistment as the only fiscally safe means of obtaining a higher education, which is the only route to gainful employment, which is the only path out of abject poverty.

Make higher education free for everyone and then let's see how many high quality volunteers we get for the armed forces.

[-] heavy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah I mean, I get that, but that's not what I meant. I appreciate the message for those that might not understand our economy isn't ideal.

We pour a ton of money into the military, making it a very viable way to cross economic levels.

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