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[–] 42 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Of sorts indeed. For a lot of people the military is the only option we give as a way out of difficult circumstances, and the educational grants and such are potentially their only way see a better future.
It's rough but it's unfortunately the best path our society has seen fit to build.
God forbid we invest in underserved communities or provide general education grants.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago*

    I mean this is why I served. I knew I didn't have a home once I turned 18. No one in my family or extended family had been to college. Poor kid from a shitty school, I had no idea how to make it happen. So before I turned 18 I emancipated and shipped out. What I found was one of the most diverse workforce in the US, because its comprised of almost exclusively poor people from all across the US.

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