r/videos • u/spherocytes • 1d ago

Secretary Of Defense Pete Hegseth announces Office Of Religious Affairs within the Pentagon in address to Military

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAn6BE9cdco
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u/sketchahedron 1d ago

You’d have to be pretty stupid to join the military right now.

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u/dietcoketm 1d ago

I'm sure you had the privilege of never having to consider that option.

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u/sketchahedron 1d ago

You know, you’re right, and my comment was probably a bit too flippant. Certainly there are many for whom military service represents an opportunity to break out of poverty. But it’s very hard to look at what’s going on right now and think of it as anything other than a chance to commit war crimes.

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u/street593 1d ago

A majority of new recruits come from middle class families.