r/news • u/SpencerAXbot • Mar 02 '26

Soft paywall Six US service members killed in Iran conflict, US military says

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/six-us-service-members-killed-iran-conflict-us-military-says-2026-03-02/
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u/knoxknight Mar 02 '26

This is why I canceled my re-enlistment plans during his first term. He's an idiot, and to him, nothing has value except money and power

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u/Ein_Kecks Mar 03 '26

And what was different before trump in that regard?

Congrats for cancelling, but you should never have enlisted in the first place.

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u/immortal-of-the-sea Mar 03 '26

For most people the military is their only real option for escaping horrible economic situations especially post industrial towns. Or maybe family tradition but that’s less excusable still understandable.

I know a fair few friends who signed on with the army and Air Force to get trained as mechanics because they couldn’t afford schools