re: Trump promises Military 10% pay raise in 2019

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Not saying it wouldn't. And I dont know you from a ham sandwich so maybe you would have made the cut. I'm not sure. I had an associate degree and a great ASVAB and GT. Almost went commissioning but decided against it and got out. Finished an undergrad and working on an MBA. All under Post 911. I think I was compensated well and I think the miltary offers what it can for the pool of candidates that join.

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I probably would have made this hypothetical cut. If I didn't, then that sucks for me, but I wouldn't want to lower or change those standards so I could get it. Maybe that's because I'm a product of what I did in the Marine Corps...

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I dont want a miltary that joins for the pay check. Obviously you do.

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We already have a military that primarily joins for the benefits. You said yourself, multiple times, that many who join are doing so to get out of a bad situation or to make use of the GI Bill. I see nothing wrong with simply shifting the pool to better candidates with similar motivations.

Let's not pretend that it's only the lower end of society who enlists in the military primarily because they want to serve. It's why I enlisted, despite the ability to earn significantly more somewhere else. I also separated because the pay sucked for the work I did and I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish while I was in.