• @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    7 months ago

    Why. The fuck. Would anyone, Millennial or younger join the US military these days? To fight for oil overseas, while the world is burning? To be the arm of our corrupt politicians? To defend all the houses we will never afford? To protect a populace that yearns for fascism?

    • @Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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      117 months ago

      Free college. Depending on where you live; better parking(purple heart), no property tax, unlimited handshakes, and the ability to stare into the middle distance and white-knuckle any moment you are left with your thoughts.

      • nukeM
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        77 months ago

        Better parking you say? 🤔

    • verity_kindle
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      67 months ago

      Tax free liquor and tobacco? 3 meals a day? It was a good enough reason for granpappy to leave the still down in the holler.

    • @Fizz@lemmy.nz
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      17 months ago

      Shootin guns and driving around in big trucks with the boys sounds mad as.