How much is $20,000 worth to you?
We, the US Govenrment, will give you $20,000 in return we will drop you off in the middle of Iraq in 30 days.
Hmmm… What are my chances that I will actually see that $20,000 at the end of my tour of duty?
The average tour of duty in Iraq is just under 1 year.
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In my honest opinion the US is going about this the wrong way when it comes to recruiting for its military. If the military is hurting for recruits, reinstate the Draft.
Why reinstate the draft?
The Draft is fair… Every able bodied citizen will have to serve; from the daughter of the CEO of Fortune 500 Company to the son of a Garbage Collector.
I agree with Bernard on this, however politics made the draft unfair. People in places of power (or who had enough money to create power) were able to get their kids names off the list.
It’s easy to say “reinstate the Draft” when you don’t have children and you are past the age of recruitment.
I’m not surprised that the government is searching for new incentives for people to join the army. We live in an age where blind patriotism is a dwindling commodity… well, depending on the population growth of middle America.
Oh… So now I’m old single and with no offspring.
Ouch Mike… Very ouch…
Oh God!!!
I’m going to die alone!!!
=(