• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Prey? It’s a path into the middle class for many people. Even during the forever wars there was 2/3rds of the force that never deployed.

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        9 months ago

        Be it as it may, it’s kinda sad that it is how you say. “Go out and fight against other humans to get yourself out of poverty”.

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              9 months ago

              Sure. But for most of the military it really is just a normal job after basic. It can have some wild overtime hours but the benefits for someone who never leaves their desk are the exact same as for the guys in combat.