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Originally posted by ASUADPi
BTW, people don't tend to join the military to go to war. That hasn't happened since WW2. And don't list 9-11 as an excuse for enlistment, it went up afterwords but it dropped when we invaded Iraq and it is still at an all-time low (especially with the National Guard).
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I feel for your brother, but it's difficult for most people to comiserate with the 'weekend warrior' who is pissed about being overseas - simply put, this is how the military was designed, to provide for situations similar to what happened.
Those who joined for student loan forgiveness, or a sense of adventure, will simply not garner sympathy from most, nor should they deserve it - it might be the worst-case scenario to be in Iraq, but it was always a viable scenario.
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