Except the US actually does it instead of throwing you into the front line meat grinder in a war of aggression where you'll die instead of being able to use it.

Even in Vietnam, there were less than 60k American soldiers killed, and that was considered a travesty. Russia has sent nearly thirty times that number (~1.6 million, by official reports) to their deaths.

Or, were "lured" away to better, safer places/jobs. Ya know, like 1940s Germany.