The Military Myth that Will Not Die
December 1, 2013
Six more members of the military were just convicted of sex offenses. And yet, the myth will not die that the military is a great place for young people to learn discipline, grow up, etc., etc., etc. Parents, do whatever you can to persuade your children to stay away from the military–and especially your girls. Even without the US empire and foreign wars, there are plenty of reasons to stay away from the military.
Laurence M. Vance [send him mail] writes from central Florida. He is the author of The Free Society; War, Christianity, and the State: Essays on the Follies of Christian Militarism; War, Empire, and the Military: Essays on the Follies of War and U.S. Foreign Policy; King James, His Bible, and Its Translators, and many other books. His newest book is The U.S. Proxy War in Ukraine.
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