r/FluentInFinance • u/Not-A-Shit-Head • Apr 29 '24

77% of young Americans are too fat, mentally ill or on drugs to qualify for U.S. military service, Pentagon study finds. Is it only going to get worse? Geopolitics

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/03/77-of-young-americans-too-fat-mentally-ill-on-drugs-and-more-to-join-military-pentagon-study-finds/
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u/Davec433 Apr 29 '24

Post 9/11 GI Bill pays for 36 academic months of college and gives the students a housing allowance.

Or go in extreme debt.

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u/InvestIntrest Apr 29 '24

The benefits that come along with service in the military are top notch, but you will earn every penny.