I agree wholeheartedly with the article. The problem is every time you try to show this to a liberal they say that because the Heritage Foundation is the one that did the study, it has to be incorrect.
I'll put my Bachelors Degree in Exercise Physiology, my MBA and my soon to be Masters in National Security Affairs up against Kerry and his ilk any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
For the record I was raised in the Air Force, which had a lot to do with my deciding to join. But I have 1 older brother and 2 younger sisters that decided not to, so the whole shtick I have been fed by many liberals that the only reason I joined is because my parents forced me too is BS.
Additionally, yes I did have an ROTC scholarship, for a year, then decided I didn't want to be a nurse so I dropped it, and paid for my schooling by taking out student loans, working 30 hour weeks while taking an 18 hour course load, playing a Div 1 sport, and doing what I needed to with the Corps of Cadets to include being Commander of the Arnold Air Society. So much for joining for the school bennies.
Why is it so hard for liberals to understand that I joined the military because I wanted to serve my country? Why is that such a foreign concept that so many have a difficult time understanding?