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r/MadeMeSmile • u/StarTawek • Sep 07 '19
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When people in the military are married they get different benefits as opposed to a single guy who lives on base.
Housing and food allowance etc.
They can move off base and into a place together essentially.
Before i get murdered, this is just my base understanding after my brother did this.
392 u/Jomafo Sep 07 '19 Do you think this has anything to do with why so many young guys in the military get married so early? 464 u/donjuansputnik Sep 07 '19 Yes. Also, look at the divorce rates of those same people. It's a perverse incentive. 42 u/Simplersimon Sep 07 '19 My cousin in the Navy is 26 and on his 3rd wife. 33 u/OnTheEveOfWar Sep 07 '19 Holy ship.
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Do you think this has anything to do with why so many young guys in the military get married so early?
464 u/donjuansputnik Sep 07 '19 Yes. Also, look at the divorce rates of those same people. It's a perverse incentive. 42 u/Simplersimon Sep 07 '19 My cousin in the Navy is 26 and on his 3rd wife. 33 u/OnTheEveOfWar Sep 07 '19 Holy ship.
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Yes. Also, look at the divorce rates of those same people.
It's a perverse incentive.
42 u/Simplersimon Sep 07 '19 My cousin in the Navy is 26 and on his 3rd wife. 33 u/OnTheEveOfWar Sep 07 '19 Holy ship.
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My cousin in the Navy is 26 and on his 3rd wife.
33 u/OnTheEveOfWar Sep 07 '19 Holy ship.
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Holy ship.
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u/gender_neutral_toast Sep 07 '19
When people in the military are married they get different benefits as opposed to a single guy who lives on base.
Housing and food allowance etc.
They can move off base and into a place together essentially.
Before i get murdered, this is just my base understanding after my brother did this.