>>18909289That’s $35k is spread out over 8 years. Everyone who joins the military has an 8 year service obligation.
It’s all quite simple if we take a step back. Here are two very basic truths. We could go into details about the minutia of how or why it’s happening, but it’s not important:
>the US needs a lot more people to fight a modern war with a modern military>people are not volunteering.That’s it. That’s where we are. This leads to one of only two possibilities. Again, we can get into details about which is more likely and why, but there’s literally no third option here. We’ve reached the inflection point (seriously, read the link; it’s bonkers) and have to chose:
>the US will not have a modern military with which to fight a modern waror
>there will be a military draftI personally think it’s the latter option. The former would require a complete overhaul of how the US operates with regards to foreign policy and military intervention, which has become a sort of cornerstone of American politics over the past half century. I just don’t see the U.S. realistically retreating from the world stage, isolating itself, seeking neutrality… it’s just goofy to even try to imagine if.
