True dat. The marines are just broken in the brain. Whatever they do to them is inhuman.
That is a common reason. Also, there are the ones who say that they "needed direction" in their lives. They usually come from broken homes. Then there are the few who legit bought into the "serving my country" bullshit. It is both sad and amusing that they tend to be the first ones to realize that the military is completely full of shit. People tend to go in expecting everyone to be driven by a common goal, and it is incredibly disillusioning to discover that is just not the case.
Mine have been combatants on at least one side (but usually both) of every major North American armed conflict since Cortez conquered Mexico right up until we gave Desert Storm a miss. C-C-C-C-COMBO-BREAKER!
Hell no, it's not! It is largely comprised of poor minorities from everywhere from Puerto Rico to Guam and white kids from meth-and-pedophile infested suburban shitholes. At least it was when I was in it a decade or so back. Protip: knowing how to speak Spanish is a tremendous social skill to have in the American military.
Lucas Cox
That's not really getting to the point I was making, that the US military is as much a "voluntary" military as its workforce is.
Colton Rogers
Yeah I've heard military life is basically like being kicked in the junk really hard every day until you're out. The people who join to "serve my country" tend to get disillusioned really hard … or they drink the kool aid and become officers. It's my impression the most level-headed people in the military are blacks who join for the benefits and then bail at the first opportunity, lesbian sailors, etc. Agreed. Was not in the military but my civvie line of work brought me around it frequently and I was initially surprised by how many people I ran across only half-spoke English, and with people from the far-flung corners of the empire and so on They're amped up on hate and aggression all the time. Was trying to get directions around a Marine base once at like 7:00 in the morning and came across a guard post. "Hey… do you guys know where…"
Marines: "WE DON'T FUCKIN KNOW!!!1!"
Me: "Okie dokie thanks" (smiling)
Marines: "Uhh, sorry sir"
Lincoln Collins
Your point is correct. If Lady Liberty wants your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, it's so that she can put them in camo and give them M-16s.
Kayden Thompson
How long before military service as a path to citizenship for the illegal immigrants
Even if you don’t plan on subversion, military training is an essential part of preparing for class struggle. By not being prepared, you are putting yourself and your comrades in danger. Fascists have no issues with joining the army to learn combat skills, even when they profess to hate the US gov (muh King Zog etc.), we would be stupid not to follow suit.
