[Salgak]

I can remember a time when a Juvenile was often given the choice: Join the armed forces, or go to jail. Often, the discipline of the military is just what they needed to get themselves sorted out and on the right path. . .

[VOA]

I can remember a time when a Juvenile was often given the choice: Join the armed forces,
or go to jail. Often, the discipline of the military is just what they needed to get
themselves sorted out and on the right path. . .

IIRC, that is how Zell Miller found himself in the USMC.

Hopefully the full force of the training will take force some day and he'll cross the aisle...