That isn't hard to learn, Rong. But the point is, unless you're a total dolt, you get to see how big government functions in a way. There are lots of different processes you can observe and learn from, both administratively and personnel-wise that can teach you a lot about how giant, sprawling government institutions function. I learned so much during my service that helped me better understand a governments mentality and how it approaches things.
It can help you understand lots of things, like Social Security, FEMA, pretty much any lumbering thing created and/or managed by government.
And Cvalda, I guess I would be primarily speaking to males then. The female experience in something like the Army is of course going to be different, but I have very limited experience with being a woman.
Still, women fought for the right to serve and now they have more freedom to pursue more careers than they ever had. Most of the women I knew were officers or had much better jobs than I did. It's a kinder, gentler Army, much different in structure and more advanced in accommodating and being sensitive to all types of issues than it ever was in the past.
I mean they have to, they have to sell it like everyone else. If it really were some laughable Alex Jones class-warfare trap bs some of you make it out as, they wouldn't have to sell it so hard and fight just to keep numbers up. Ever talk to a recruiter? Their jobs are difficult as hell and do nothing but get more difficult.
If you get bored sometime, go read about suicide rates among military recruiters. Do yourself a favor beforehand and understand said suicides aren't from 'felling guilty about feeding poor john and mary into the sausage machine.'
