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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by nradov on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:37AM (#20441222)
US military recruiting now targets more middle class than poor people. The poor people too often fail to meet entrance standards due to not having a high school diploma, low test scores, history of drug abuse, criminal record, or medical problems.
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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by b_tterc_p on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @12:18AM (#20447427)
I’m not sure this is true

I found this article which sort of suggested it, but the math didn’t match my intuition.

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-recruit...

Obesity and intelligence are certainly problem factors, but I just don’t believe middle class millennials are the ones going to the military. I have to believe it’s still the poor who aren’t disqualified. Open to contradiction though.

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