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Originally Posted by Robbie
Boy the govt. sure does own the younger generation.
When I was young, people did everything they could to NOT join the military.
These days? People just can't wait to sign up and possibly lose their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan...for nothing.
At least liberals understood the govt. was evil during the Vietnam War.
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A while back I read a piece that talked about something that happened during George W. Bush's time in office that may have been the catalyst for this. After 9/11 when we invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, the military had a lot of trouble meeting their recruitment goals. About that same time is when the government launched a large scale campaign to create a "hero worship" of sorts when it comes to military personnel. The hope was that young people would see the great treatment our military members get and they would want to be a part of that and therefore join. I don't know that this is the sole reason for how things have turned, but it seemed pretty logical to me.