Originally Posted by
rickair7777
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.
I agree, I don't think there is any one true reason to join. I've seen guys who joined for the "right" reasons...love of country, yearning to serve, etc and hate it. Some folks join to be airline pilots and love it. You never know.