In light of recent events

flamingo_pinyata , 8 hours ago

Tbh I’m surprised any recruitment strategy works in peacetime at all

zakobjoa , 8 hours ago

Gotta jack those uni tuitions way up then.

PugJesus , 6 hours ago

Investing into healthcare for rural areas so 90% of the local population isn’t unfit for service would probably do more than luring uni kids into the service.

ThrowawayPermanente , 4 hours ago

Bariatrics is expensive, though

ShinkanTrain , 6 hours ago

Lying to teenagers always works. That and Jingoism

cobysev , 2 hours ago

The Air Force got me by mentioning that college was practically free (became 100% free a couple years into my service) and that my job training counted toward a degree in my field. Also, I would get food and housing allowances on top of my paycheck, so I could afford to live anywhere they stationed me without spending my own paycheck on bills and food. Plus, free travel around the world on the govt’s dime.

I also was given the option to retire and collect a pension for life after only 20 years served, which I took advantage of. At 38 years old, I retired and now I don’t need to work anymore. Granted, my wife and I both earned 100% disability from our military service, which pays out more than my pithy 20-yr pension and allows us to be fully retired. But still, the military took pretty good care of me while I was in.

I’ll admit though, I signed up one month before 9/11 happened, and as soon as the planes hit the World Trade Center, my first thought was, “Fuck… I just signed up to die in some foreign war.” Thankfully, I survived that conflict; although my disability rating might suggest otherwise…

zakobjoa , 46 minutes ago

Might I ask what you did in the air force and what gave you your disability? Feel free to decline.

Tja , 10 hours ago

They have the good crayons!

ViperActual , 2 hours ago

Green flavored is the best

DragonTypeWyvern , 2 hours ago

Heresy, blue tastes like blue