“These people.” How ironic. The hypocrisy in this comments section is overwhelming.

This type of thinking is an example of what’s wrong with American discourse today. “Agree with everything I say, or if you think for yourself and have a dissenting opinion, we can’t be friends.”

You raise good points. The military can do a lot more to ensure that job specific certifications are accredited and carry over to the civilian sector. Leadership experience alone isn’t going to get someone a job, but between two similiarly qualified candidates, it is a huge advantage depending on the field (such as…

If you want to point fingers over the bloated defense budget, point your fingers at the liberal and conservative politicians alike who refuse to let the military close unneeded bases and force the military to spend hundreds of millions of dollars because it keeps jobs in their districts. Ditto for the billions of…

Well at least you admit it.

Actually, enlisted soldiers are not trai ed to blindly and unquestioningly follow orders. Enlisted soldiers are trained to act in the absence of orders, to take charge and execute the mission to achieve the end state even if doing so means adapting the plan to the current situation, and be the honest voice that never…

The irony of your comment is astounding. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

That again is only half true. There are so many educational and career building opportunities offered by the military that if a servicemember is motivated, there is no excuse why they cannot prepare themselves to be marketable in civilian life. As one example, the leadership opportunities in the civilian sector pale…

I guess you totally missed the point. The military needs good leaders at all levels, from CJCS all the way down to the battle buddy team level. Furthermore, the first step to ensuring the right leaders make it to the higher ranks is getting them to join in the first place. If you dissuade good people from joining…

And what about the people who do pose a legitimate threat and do deserve to be killed?Everybody throw down their guns and leave the country defenseless because of the off chance that maybe the commander in chief might order us at some future point to do something illegal?

Depends on the context. Can a lowly enlisted servicemember single handedly change the system or stop the machine once it has been set into motion? No. But can a single lonely enlisted servicemember make decisions at the fire team level that could have strategic implications? Yes.

The Constitution is civilian law, not military law?

So what you’re saying is Obama was indecisive and kicked the can down the road?

Hit the nail on the head!

Why not do all of those things and also serve in the military? You’re right, there are plenty of ways to serve your country other than by joining the military. If someone is giving back to society in the way that they truly believe best suits their talents and temperament, I will never disparage it.

Did it ever occur to you that the type of service members who would seek out your financial counselling would tend to be those who had less financial literacy and life skills? And that the servicemembers who possessed those skills likely didn’t require your services? By judging servicemembers based primarily on…

If no one in the military has a voice, how does the military function? Everyone has a voice, and a good leader knows to heed the counsel of the men in his charge. Get a good leader in the right position, and he can be a constraint on or buffer against a higher ranking bad leader’s toxic effects. We need good people…

One of the greatest lies of education industrial complex propaganda is to convince the masses that they actually have no other option but to go to college in order to get a good job—and that options like the military are beneath them.

That’s only half true. Sure, a lower enlisted salary is very low. And of course deployments, moves, and the general lack of stability take their tolls physically, emotionally, and financialy—eroding the spouse’s earning potential. But there are some great benefits too, from free health care to subsidized housing to…

Well, I can only speak for myself, but I was a National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar, National Honor Society member, top ten in state in chess, all Conference scholar athlete in two sports. BA from a well regarded university, award winner in an interior design contest, 170 LSAT.