American veterans are half as likely to live in big cities

[Bouncer]

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ame...ogletopstories


There's one place veterans rarely go when they leave active service -- on the town. In fact, they overwhelmingly prefer to live in rural areas instead of cities.

[Bouncer]

Seems to me that being a part of the military or involved in war makes you anti social and in many cases depressed. Am I wrong?

[Turbo3000]

Seems to me that being a part of the military or involved in war makes you anti social and in many cases depressed. Am I wrong?

I don't know if the answer is that simple.

I would guess that the majority of soldiers come from rural areas, so it makes sense that most veterans don't reside in a big city.

Just looks like some stat juking to create a story.

[Bouncer]

I don't know if the answer is that simple.

I would guess that the majority of soldiers come from rural areas, so it makes sense that most veterans don't reside in a big city.

Just looks like some stat juking to create a story.

So the question is, why do most soldiers come from rural areas? Why are city people less likely to join the military?

[blm]

Some of the guys I know with PTSD prefer seclusion. They simply feel society cannot relate to them and the less they have to deal with it the better. Our govt is failing them with proper care. Only 1 of the 7 that I speak of is actually being properly cared for but it took 3 years of the run around to get there.

[Turbo3000]

Some of the guys I know with PTSD prefer seclusion. They simply feel society cannot relate to them and the less they have to deal with it the better. Our govt is failing them with proper care. Only 1 of the 7 that I speak of is actually being properly cared for but it took 3 years of the run around to get there.

Sad.

Yet we are willing to give great health care benefits to people that sit on their ass all day and/or illegal aliens.

[blm]

It is sad. It takes so long for care that in the meantime they self medicate. Obviously only complicating matters.

[Turbo3000]

It is sad. It takes so long for care that in the meantime they self medicate. Obviously only complicating matters.

Yep. And the VA scandal is just used as political fodder. It is pretty sickening.

[Bouncer]

I read the other day that more US Soldiers have killed themselves than have been killed in the last 10 years of all US wars.

[blm]

Stats claim 22 per day.

[Mr I]

So the question is, why do most soldiers come from rural areas? Why are city people less likely to join the military?

They are lower iq so easier led

[blm]

They are lower iq so easier led

One of your more ignorant statements.

[Mr I]

Well I'm sorry but I think it's often true

Not many rich privately educated white kids with university degrees or prospective doctorates form the majority of joining soldiers and it's a fact that recruiting roadshows target poor areas

[Mr I]

BLM I'm not saying your dumb. Far from it your a clever guy and one i actually look up to

[blm]

Well I'm sorry but I think it's often true

Not many rich privately educated white kids with university degrees or prospective doctorates form the majority of joining soldiers and it's a fact that recruiting roadshows target poor areas

That's not a matter of individual IQ. That's a matter of opportunity.