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This is true, as it has been since we industrialized our nation. Outside of  
the military, these young
people STILL leave the rural areas and move to the big cities for a career.  
This truly has nothing to
do with the military or war, I just wish the author had a suggestion as to  
how we bring the economic
opportunities to our young people in the rural areas. The numbers he quotes  
for rural military signups
from tracy stayed the same in his study, so I don't see how duress had any  
effect. It is not like the city folks
quit signing up, so they started strongarming the rural kids into  joining.
 
D
 
 
In a message dated 5/2/2008 8:53:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
genegerue AT ruralize.com writes:

We've  set up a  
system for our nation where our young people have to leave  rural areas  
to participate in the economy."
For some rural  residents, military service is a sure way out, Marema  
said. And  that's unfair.
"For young people who want to choose the military, good for  them. Our  
nation needs them," Marema said.
"But it shouldn't be a  choice made under duress. It should be a  
choice, and, in the sense  of fairness, we would hope all our young  
people would have the same  opportunities as they look at how they want  
their lives to  unfold."





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