Military

It seems that recently more and more people are signing up to be in the military. There are also more people that are enlisting at a younger age. Technically you have to wait until you are eighteen years old to be in the military. There is an exception that you can get your parent’s consent and enlist at seventeen. The age limit is forty-one.

Why are these people signing up so young? Not only do they have pride in their country and want to defend it, but for some, it is the only way to get a college education. Some argue about whether this is the right thing to do. Some people can argue that this is taking advantage of the system and that they should be in the military just to defend and fight for their country. There is also the side that with the amount of Americans living in poverty nowadays, people should do whatever they can to get a college education so they can better themselves as well as America.

Now which one is the better side? Well, when you really think about it, if more people enlisted into the military and pursued an education through the military, surviving keep in mind, our nation could better itself as a whole. According to brillig.com their debt clock says that the United States national debt is at $17,284,793,011,987.71. That is an extremely large number. Imagine if more of our citizens were educated and could come out of poverty to have a job that allows them to live comfortably as well as give back to the economy.

Our debt could constantly be going down instead of growing larger every minute with more and more people going into poverty every day. If everyone that dropped out of high school to get a job could enlist as soon as legally possible, they could not only defend their country, but also supply for their loved ones at home while gaining an education that will take them farther in life all at the same time. They could end up supplying their family with what they need and stop struggling every day just to put a meal on the table.

There are an estimated seven thousand teenagers that dropout of high school every day according to choices.org. If half of those teens joined the military then not only would our nation have a better defense, but our entire nation could become more intelligent as a whole. Going to the military to better your life experience is not only good for you and your family, but it is also good for the country you live in.

Next time you think that people joining the military for financial help with college is taking advantage of the system, think again. There are so many benefits to this strategy. It could even benefit you, personally. Recently more and more people are enlisting into the military. So if you, yourself are sitting there reading this, wondering if you should enlist, go for it. Be that one out of seven thousand kids to better our country. Everyone makes a difference. God Bless.

-Hangin’ from a clothesline