The Volunteer Armed Forces. Today, all the American armed services are entirely volunteer. They even use television commercials and advertisements to attract recruits. The services are now made up of professionals, prepared to fight the high technology wars of the late 20th century. More and more women are joining the services, and there is also a high proportion of minority group members.
Many young people join the military to take advantage of educational and job training opportunities.
Chapter Home Life in the USA Home Page . You'll be able to access all 18 topic areas of this site. Also you'll find a link to the guestbook.