I think in fact that having an all-volunteer army is a partial cause of this problem, and others. Volunteers self-select, and while lack of other employment options has been a major motive for volunteering, the congeniality of military culture plays a big role in the decision to re-up. (And of course human views aren't fixed: people are trained by the cultures dominant in our habitats, whether to embrace, tolerate, or reject those cultures.)
I think in fact that having an all-volunteer army is a partial cause of this problem, and others. Volunteers self-select, and while lack of other employment options has been a major motive for volunteering, the congeniality of military culture plays a big role in the decision to re-up. (And of course human views aren't fixed: people are trained by the cultures dominant in our habitats, whether to embrace, tolerate, or reject those cultures.)
This is a good point. Where I am from, the military was an answer to college, which often seemed out of reach. That’s not universal, but yeah.
Absolutely. Similar in Southern Illinois.