Heck yea it's poverty wages. In Iraq it came out to about 12/hr as an E5 in combat zone. 

I don't think they should reinstate the draft because these soft generation we built ain't up to snuff. I think it's better for volunteers. There are not a lot of things worse than depending on somebody who doesn't want to be there and doesn't have your back. Can't force a brotherhood bond on somebody, just doesn't work. That's the key ingredient to success in battle. 

I'm all about people getting education however they can. I see nothing wrong. Serve the country, get an education. Hell even a house...if you think the VA is giving disability benefits liberally...nah, they deny more times than not and it's very hard to deal with them and a lot of vets simply don't get those. I'm glad for the GI Bill...I'll walk with my masters next week. Semper Fi.