return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 months agoMore people are joining the military. A shaky US job market could be boosting the numbers.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1179
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minus-squarebigfondue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoThis is the exact reason the Continental Army was disbanded after the revolution, to prevent this from happening.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe US constitution implies we’re not meant to have a peacetime army. It gives congress powers to “raise” an army and “raise and maintain” a navy.
This is the exact reason the Continental Army was disbanded after the revolution, to prevent this from happening.
The US constitution implies we’re not meant to have a peacetime army. It gives congress powers to “raise” an army and “raise and maintain” a navy.