The United States military has the capability to take any individual and develop them into a useful member of the organization.

“I truly believe the United States military can take any person and turn them into something that we can use you know absolutely”

Military service provides individuals with valuable life skills and personal growth opportunities regardless of political leadership.

“I will not serve in this military anymore. I'm like, no, I still absolutely will will recommended to a to a perspective to a certain perspective, right? Because regardless of who was in office, the skills that the military gives you, what you take from it.”

Military service is a valuable experience that provides lessons on leadership which can be applied to civilian life.

“leadership is something I will always say learn I learn from the military and then taking that and apply it the rest of my life”

Military service is highly recommended for young people because it builds toughness, self-sufficiency, and discipline.

“I have to say that when I look back at it I recommend it very strongly for any any young man or woman as far as that goes to go through that because you learn how to be tough you get up at 5: in the morning you run for an hour then you do your basic training”

Serving in the military provides a foundational experience for young people to grow, mature, and expand their horizons before returning to civilian life.

“give your country four years of your life you're going to grow up you're going to see the world you're going to experience things and then come back and figure out what you want to do”

Tyler Grey claims that current military and government agencies waste significant taxpayer funds through poor logistics and lack of oversight.

“my point being is just what I saw personally not what I've heard or or heard secondhand let alone third hand just what I've seen personally in like Afghanistan and Iraq it's the craziest it's just we hand out money like it's water it's crazy crazy crazy and I mean it's it's AB ridiculous”

The mandatory military service in South Korea is a source of trauma that forces young men to put their careers and lives on hold for an experience characterized by poor conditions and abuse.

“it feels like you're just living this free life having fun doing what you want and then suddenly you're isolated from your friends and family you have no contact you can't even have your phone and basically you're sacrificing two years of your youth for the nation”

The speaker characterizes her experience in the military as a negative decision driven by a lack of understanding of what the work actually entailed.

“So, I got talked into going into the army by my brother-in-law and I just went, you know, not a good decision. Um, when I got into the army, it was interesting because I didn't really understand what the army was.”

Derrick Broze believes that individual participation in military systems is a harmful dependency that should be avoided.

“I think the solution is for us to vote every day with our actions. You know what exit and build is kind of one way I explain to people is it's like the idea of voting with your dollar, but instead of just talking economically, you're talking about voting with your actions in all areas of your life.”

He views his military service as a suicide job because it involved dangerous tasks like clearing minefields.

“I was the driver. I was a driver of of my squad. I was a combat engineer. That's like a damn suicide job. My job was to breach any obstacle in the way.”