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moths
Aug 25, 2004

I would also still appreciate some danger.



walrusman posted:

But doesn't that cost the military more in dependent costs? Why would they promote something that costs them more?

It's a huge boon for retention. A military spouse is unlikely to find any meaningful employment when the household is forced to relocate every 2-4 years. Then it's easy to leverage the family's well-being against the soldier's selfish, selfish desire to enter the civilian world.

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moths
Aug 25, 2004

I would also still appreciate some danger.



See, I feel like a kid who uses the word "rapscallion" is the exactly kind of tool who would jump in a pile of leaves. And has given serious thought to a "carpe diem" tattoo (without actually getting it.)

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