It isn’t an uncommon practice for young men and women in our country to join a branch of service, whether it be the army, navy, marines, or coast guard. From the time we are children until the time we are consenting adults able to make our own decisions we are barraged by non-stop ads and movies that glorify fighting for our motherland. This is all well and good when there is a fight worth fighting, but during times like now when we are fighting a war against an enemy we cannot clearly identify and find, it makes one wonder what would push the young future leaders of our nation to go and fight.
This is a very common reason among enlistees for joining, especially in poorer areas of the country. The government knows youths are looking for a way to pay for school, and they appeal to a vast amount of people with promises like this, but the government is not always telling the whole truth. Singley went on to explain: “First time recruits are told a lot of things by their recruiter. Just like any other job there is a contract involved and the kids who are joining are 18 or 19 years old and really don’t know what they are doing when it comes down to the contract. I was told that all the details in the contract would be taken care of when I got to basic training and that I should just sign it and deal with it then.”
*Editor’s note: Thisyear-long series about financial literacy is sponsored by PSECU.
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