Reply #5: We also have a long military tradition in MI. [View All]

[knitter4democracy]

I was a little suprised this weekend when we were up north for a conference in T.C. to see Civil War era graves in the local cemetaries. We sent men to die in that war, just a couple of decades after we became a state, from all over our state. That tradition of military service is long and deeply ingrained.

The other huge problem is economic. If there's no job, the military looks mighty fine--money coming in, health insurance, more possibilities for your family's future, or so it seems. I know that the recruiting office in my town always has cars out front, and it's not just the recruiter's car in the lot. They're pretty busy.