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To Join, or Not to Join "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." -Thomas Jefferson Since 9/11 it has been a somewhat difficult task for recruiters to get people to enlist in the United States military. There has been a high interest, but very few are willing to leave their comfort zone and make that huge commitment to join. In 1986, there were fewer than 2.2 million active-duty military personnel. Ten years later it was about 1.5 million and for the past few years it has stayed around 1.4 million. One of the many problems in today's ...