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[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why would people with job prospects join the army?

[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I got a 99 on the asvab (everyone at our school took it) and was getting recruiting calls all the way through my PhD program.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

My condolences

"No senpaiii, don't become a doctor we really need bullet sponge infantrymen 👉👈🥺"

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

family tradition is one. You can potentially start as an officer is another. They tried to recruit me to start as a captain given my prior vocational training.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago

I did not know that. Interesting, I guess my own feelings on it didn't let me consider that