Then go into elite units or be good at what you do. The navy nuclear program doesn’t pass duds of any color. Airborne training remains challenging, though less so; Ranger training is tough as is USMC officer training. This business about “Obama is a POS therefore I am not going to serve” is baloney, IMO. Young patriotic men should go do something in uniform if they qualify. If for no other reason than they may need the training if we have a civil war.
There are a lot more reasons to stay out of the military besides “Obama is a POS”; his predecessor sent Americans to kill (and be killed by) Muslims while calling Islam a “religion of peace” (as a Christian I know that is nonsense - non-Muslims have no peace anywhere Muslims make up even 1/3 of the population). This country wasn’t built with a large standing army in mind; if the Huron and French go on a tear again I’ll sign up with the Jersey Blues and defend our homes. People can prepare themselves better for a civil war by hunting/fishing/camping in nearby areas; that is where it will happen, and those will be the tools at their disposal.
A friend with two children who signed up (as the employer of last resort - no “patriotism” was involved) was concerned that her son might be injured/killed while he was in the Arabian peninsula. While I certainly understood that sentiment, she had no concern that her son might kill somebody he had no reason to kill (because the political mood of the day dictated so). Anyone who turns over their freedom to Caesar best be prepared to live with the consequences of doing that.