• YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldM
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    11 months ago

    Generally speaking, a military career is the best means of advancement in social class for Americans. You’ll easily move up the middle class and likely upper middle class or upper class depending on time served.

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      11 months ago

      Problem is for people with fundamental incompatibility with the military, either disability or personality clash with authority

      Even civilian work parallel to the military can be hard to access in those circumstances