Genuinely dont have anything to say. Not that I agree or disagree but I just wanna see everyone else's opinions first
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About whether the military recruits mostly poor or rich people, I did some digging and found this: https://www.ifn.se/media/4fdbrrus/wp965.pdf
And this: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-the-u-s-military-became-the-exception-to-americas-wage-stagnation-problem/
The main problem for me is that, for any war, victory isn't wiping out the enemy entirely, but rather getting them to surrender. This means that the enemy's troops lose the will to fight. The question for me is almost always "how can I demoralize US troops?". How can I get them to feel that surrender is the better option?
Reading through, they mostly support the article I posted. I read up until page 24, will read more later when I am free!
The U.S military however still can be a "solution" for those who aren't poor but still have "stagnation" as it is seen as a way to "specialize" and gain skills in a field while getting a government pension. Most people who joined the military I know were exactly like this; they stagnated after college and decided to take their skills to the military. That does track.
Most people in poverty do not go to college (below 30k a year). That's anecdotal; but I'll bet you 10 bucks that the statistics back that up too.