I mean… the US military at its core is the welfare system that combines the wish list of the right and left. Free health care, all basic needs and housing provided- and paid for by the government (blue) but with the government using its leverage to negotiate prices and set caps (red) while supporting American businesses with contracts (red/blue). Everyone who receives those benefits must work (red) and everyone who signs up receives free career skills and basic life skills like discipline, cleaning, proper dress and manners, mindsets for success, fitness and wellness (blue).
Travel to all over the globe and learning local customs and immersion in different cultures as well as government funded higher education are potentially included in the deal (blue), and traditional values and and rigid social structures are instilled (blue.) those recieving benefits must maintain financial responsibility and be free of bad debt (red) and guns are a major part of the culture (red.)
The US military is the largest employer in the world and needs lots of people to just drive trucks or stand around or provide a wall of fire- the military is not made up entirely of lawyers and pilots and intelligence. It’s support roles like the stuff you might do without a degree in blue collar civilian life or boots with guns. Do you think it’s practical that each and every one of those roles be filled by someone in the top 10% or even top 50% of general or specific skills? If you need 100,000 people and are offering a fraction of market wage for the job…
Such is life. It isn’t like the USA has many social welfare programs that beat the military.
Travel to all over the globe and learning local customs and immersion in different cultures as well as government funded higher education are potentially included in the deal (blue), and traditional values and and rigid social structures are instilled (blue.) those recieving benefits must maintain financial responsibility and be free of bad debt (red) and guns are a major part of the culture (red.)
Such is life. It isn’t like the USA has many social welfare programs that beat the military.