I disagree that it buys loyalty, and they are not children.
They are just extremely selfish and lack accountability.
The ones that eventually make decent income won’t be loyal.
The problem is the ratio of decent income to not decent.
Not long ago, 16 year olds lied to fight in a war.
Now we can’t meet recruitment goals in a country of 340 million.
If we don’t change course, in numerous avenues, the future will be ugly.
All true, but we do not have a need for as much cannon fodder as we did in the past.