In my LRC article today, I mentioned that the reason most people join the military is not because they love liberty more than other Americans. I note that in an article linked to today about college and student loan debt, two young people mentioned in the article have plans to enlist in the military for purely financial reasons:
“Ashley Fuences chose to join the Marines, she says, ‘because there wasn’t enough money going around the house.'”
“Jon Earp-Kitens has opted for a military academy that will see his tuition fully paid, in exchange for five years of service.”
5:09 pm on May 2, 2012
