[eddie willers]

Sorry but if some young man or woman is willing to put his or her butt on the line fighting and serving our military then why not give them a shot at making it

The Romans held out that particular carrot and it worked rather well for them.

[grey_whiskers]

Sorry but if some young man or woman is willing to put his or her butt on the line fighting and serving our military then why not give them a shot at making it

The Romans held out that particular carrot and it worked rather well for them.

I'd love to hear Victor Davis Hanson's take on that -- in particular, if it merely represented one more step in Rome's decline.

Cheers!