It's not. It's divisive. Hate begets hate. Revenge is a cycle, not a solution.
Disagreed. Anyone joining the military is already a little right of center, at least on some major issues. People who join for the wrong reasons end up in trouble and are marked for life with an OTH discharge or worse.
Training helps and with training, people can lean more right but that doesn't mean they grow more stupid as many LWers assert. OTOH, notice that many of the far Right Trumpeteers like Dark Soul AKA China Joe, Tom Prendergast, Darth Opie and several others are not vets.
Agreed many young people haven't been properly led. Mostly they've been spoiled with thinking they are more special than other Americans and are addicted to instant gratification.
The military isn't a career for everyone. It could be a major mistake to join just to help pay for a college degree. Better, IMO, is for them to join out of a sense of civic duty but consider learning a skill, travel and assistance with college as benefits. If they want a career, that's their choice.
