I think you make a good point, Trout Nazi.
Fact is, that if you joined after 2001 there was reason to believe you'd be deployed.
What percentage of the U.S. Army that's serving in Afghanistan enlisted after 2001?
Interesting question.
Did you know that you can enlist now, if you're 40?
The age limit seems to be increasing every fucking day.
Why?
Because they're after PEOPLE IN ECONOMIC DISTRESS.
The RICH DON'T FIGHT.
AND THE RICH GET TAX CUTS.
Well, last I checked most politicians fall into the "rich" category.
Also, they aren't letting people over 40 in anymore. In fact they're cutting back on the force. Last I heard they want to get rid of over 50,000 people in the Army alone.
We wouldn't have economic distress if we weren't sending money to foreign banks, auto workers unions for their pension, UN, NATO, Welfare, Paying for ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HEALTHCARE, etc. the list goes on and on. Yet all everyone wants to do is blame the rich. I BLAME THE BANKERS who make all this possible. I have more people to blame, but we wont go into that right now.
People need to WAKE UP! There is no Left or Right, Democrat or Republican, they ALL work for special interest groups in one way or another. Get back to the fundamentals this Country was founded on! We have a Constitution for a reason! To keep our government in check. Yet, every day that passes we grow more and more into a nanny and police state. If people don't start holding people accountable and concern themselves with what's going on in the real world instead of who beat you in your fantasy football league and what reality tv show is coming out, then MAYBE, just MAYBE we have a chance to take back our country that has been hijacked by the BANKERS, WALL STREET, and special interest groups.
They want us to stay divided on petty bull shit, because if even 1% of the population wakes up to the BS puppet show going on, then people might actually do something about it and stop this BIG GOVERNMENT from getting BIGGER!