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[GAsux]

Just wondering how many of you have actually served in the military. I know there are a few.

I think the discrimination thing is a load of donkey shit. But what do I know. I am 100% certain that some branches of the service absolutely target certain demographics, but to make a statement so broad to imply that there is some form of discrimination going on is absurd.

When I joined the military I made less in my first two years then I did before I joined. I'm not unique. Additionally, while officers typically make up roughly 1/4 of each branch, all are college educated. In my branch, for example, of those college graduates, only roughly half received a tuition scholarship.

Further, my own personal experience which has involved relatively extensive interaction with all four branches has led me to believe that for the most part the kind of folks you find tend to be middle class types.

I believe there are far fewer military members who joined to avoid dire poverty than some of you seem to imply.