See, some of my friends have wondered why people sign up for the military.

[conuly]

This is why. Because the military aggressively recruits to teenagers - who, let's face it, are slightly more likely to tend towards the naive side of things. Because it would be un-American to teach kids to weigh commercials and recruiting, or to see when they're being oh-so-subtly coerced. Because the military presents itself as an option - sometimes, they only option - for kids in poor areas, who aren't likely to go to college and probably can't get a good job, not unless they join up.

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[lizziey.livejournal.com]

and some people join to be able to support their family, even when there are other choices. or because they haev ALWAYS wanted to be in the army...or becasue the girl they marry happens to have a paternal family curse where every female has married an army guy...