W.J. Astore
Privates should make more, generals should make less, in today’s military
My great nephew recently reported to the local MEPS (military entrance processing station) and took the oath of office. He’s enlisting in the Marine Corps and I wish him all the best.
In November 2021, with him in mind, I wrotean article, “Should you join the U.S. military?” For him, the answer was yes, and I respect his decision.
Enlisting in the U.S. military is a big step for any young adult. And there are certain benefits to it like health care, money for education, some kind of housing (or pay for housing), and of course job training and an identity, e.g “Once a Marine, always a Marine.”
There are many drawbacks as well, the biggest, of course, being death.
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Calculus of Decay 
When soldiers have empty stomach it is the end of the empire.
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