And I call Bull Shit.
So convenient that the "Most Patriotic" states are also places with fewer opportunities for young people - Especially young people from families without the resources to fund an out of state college education - Or really any college education.
Look there are many reasons to consider joining the military- and yes patriotism is a big one.
As is family tradition, the desire to challenge yourself and escaping bad family situations - all those also come into play.
But the number one reason kids told me that they joined was always -"My town was dead, there were no jobs except Walmart" or fast food or a gas station or whatever dead end low wage shit job you want to name.
So they join to learn a skill, get some experience, hit the reset button on their life and start up again in a few years with a head start.
A lot of us find out we love it and stay for a career. Some of us fuck up and get the boot. Most folks just do a tour and walk away in a better place.
But none of that makes enlistment rates indicative the patriotism of a damn area as big as a damn state.
It indicates a lack of non-farm jobs and a large percentage of the population in the working class more than anything else.
Oh yeah I almost forgot, WalletHub is a bucket of asshole anyway IMHO
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