Originally Posted by
Jetjok
Unfortunately I agree. Every time I read of someone who is thinking of joining the military, either because they can't afford flight school, or some other ridiculous reason, I think of John Candy in Stripes, when he was explaining his reasoning for joining the Army: "You got a what?... an 8-week course here? Which is PERFECT for me. I'm gonna walk outta here a lean, mean, fightin' machine!"
There are much better reasons to join the military, because being put in a position of losing one's life, just to have saved a few bucks, isn't a good one.
JJ
Money might be the initial lure, but I have seen some good people join the military for the wrong reasons...but still end up loving it, doing great things, and going far.
I tend to give young folks the benefit of the doubt, since hollyweird and the media have been running a disinformation campaign about the military for 40+ years. It's not always their fault that they don't really understand what it's all about. But my benefit of the doubt online only extends to those who can use grammar, punctuation, and express a coherent written idea...
I was one of the guys who wanted it badly for as long as I can remember. But at some point I learned that doesn't necessarily make me better than the next person in the military.