• partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    In Nebraska you’re old enough to vote or die for your country at age 18 or 19, but don’t you dare think you’re worthy of earning the regular adult minimum wage.

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      the military do source thier Cannon fodder from poor red states, however they dumbed them down so much they cant even pass the asvab.

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        16 hours ago

        pass the asvab.

        Oh man, I made a mistake taking the ASVAB. I had no plans of joining the military, but was encouraged to take the test anyway. I got 99s or 97s in all the general categories and a 99 in Electronics (my program of study at the time). I had Air Force and Navy recruiters chasing me for months. Navy recruiter said he wanted me for a nuclear technician. It took close to a year for the last attempt to contact me ended.