[DiogenesLamp]

Because that is the only way many young women see as a way to get a higher education and make a significant contribution to society.

Is the purpose of the military to serve as a social program?

It should not be. It should have one purpose, and that purpose should be to defeat Adversaries of America.

[gcparent]

Tne military is full of enlisted from small towns, poor families in south and Midwest. They had imited opportunities. One of our relatives joined marines for this reason.