>>117949From my experience in the USA, military people are either doing it because they are brainwashed, or because they are poor. A lot of them are minorities or poor whites. The white people are usually more heavily bought into propaganda (They think they are saving the country, the military brings prestige, it brings discipline, it's manly, etc), whereas minorities are more likely to simply be doing it because it's a good paying job for someone who doesn't have many prospects in life other than being able bodied. The military also offers benefits that some poor people find attractive (like the GI bill).
One kid in my high school was super obsessed with the military, and he said that he was too dumb to go to college so joining the military was his only option to have a good life.