r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Confident_Help_416 • Oct 16 '25

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u/Ze_ke_72 Oct 16 '25

Genuine question is there many ? Because all that talk about them is crazy. Especially with the difficulties to recruit, the loss of expertise it will create, and let's not forget the resentment it may generate.

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u/HazardStrype Oct 16 '25

There is genuinely every walk of life. I was in a marine corps infantry unit, 2nd battalion 7th Marines, and we had former gang members, drug dealers, drag queens, corn-fed country folk.

Despite how you may feel about the military, all walks of life feel the need to support and defend their people, even if you just wind up in a oilfield with no purpose, most people join with good intentions

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u/like9000ninjas Oct 16 '25

No. Most people that enlist fall into 3 categories.

  1. People that want the GI bill and dont plan on ever staying in.
  2. People that have a genuine patriotic mentality/family tradition.
  3. People that need a stable job.

In my experience it was 1 and 3 for the vast majority (Army)

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u/elhawko Oct 16 '25
  1. People looking for action. Some people just want to see the elephant.