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Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're kidding yourself if you think that the people in the military in other countries aren't the dregs of their societies. Yes, the mandatory civil/military service is a very good point...but, it doesn't change the types of people in the military of many "first world" industrialized European countries either. Putting America into this boat alone is an error.

The fact is simple, and exists everywhere---even in places that have mandatory service, the military is not paid in a fair way retrospect to the demand of the job...so who, in any society, is going to agree to live badly, risk their life daily, and get very little pay for doing so??? Its the folks on the bottom who have no options.

While the people you describe certainly do exist and make up a significant portion of the military, to imply that those are the only people who enlist is naive, at best.