They get people to join the military by offering them free college. If everyone got free college there would be less incentive to join the military

Greed

Because it's debt slavery working as intended

Simplest answer.. the average Joe doesn't get blown up or shot at while on the job.

The US Military doesn’t offer free money for education. The years you have to commit to the military to get that money isn’t free.

I don't understand the question.

Some government jobs have perks like "not getting shot".

This job offers college fees as a perk.

Joining the military signs your life away for 4 years, you obey orders and the laws are not for protecting you as a citizen but as a cog in the machine of military strength.

Part of it is capitalism, which here in the US is a civic religion. Most people find it an affront that their tax dollars might fund someone else's college education. (Which I agree is moronic.)

Part of it is also Joe Biden, who championed legislation that made it so student loans couldn't be discharged in bankruptcy. (Because he's a motherfucker.)

Because they need recruits for their Global Terror army.

It's not free, and it has some limitations. You have to spend years in the military, risking being killed and agreeing to murder people for that money. If you're a woman, there's a significant risk of rape as well. Then, if you went to school before joining, but didn't get it in writing that the military would pay for all your student debt, they won't. Then, finally, if you survive, come out the other side in good enough mental condition to not off yourself, and go to school, your tuition is limited by certain stipulations. Depending on where/what you want to study, it might not even be enough.

Does average Joe work for the government and get the benefit of a college grant due to their employment? If not, there's your answer. It's why if you work in public service like education and nursing there are programs to have student debt forgiven as you are essentially performing a vital service for the government.

I feel the answer is obvious. My company gives me money in exchange for service, so clearly they can afford it, but why do they require the service?

The government doesn't give you free college unless you earn it through military service.

Just to be clear, I do wish the government would forgive loans and make college free for everyone. It's important to invest in education.

because america needs fodder for the grinder, and if you gave the benefits out to everyone..no one would join up, and besides.. its not filthy woke liberal socialism when its going to military, its god given patriotism /s

The fuck do you mean "small" student loan??

at a high enough level of politics, it practically doesn't matter whether "there's enough money to do something". for example, federal politics could just tax more stuff to spend more money but it doesn't, because it doesn't want to. it's not an issue of affordability. it's all about the philosophical angle/viewpoint that they have.

Because what would be the benefit of traumatizing yourself by killing brown people and or dying if there was no offer of a house and college? You think young people are just lining up to die without those benefits? I mean, yeah, there's people that are hardcore "Merica" (mostly rednecks) but the vast majority of people in their first 4 years in the military just want those benefits they'll not be able to get without joining.

Because the US right now is a shithole country. In agonist all developed nations you have the right to a free or very cheap education.

As someone who went to college on the GI bill, I was really looking forward 20k in student loan forgiveness.

small? student loans are usually gigantic asf, if you are going to a private/ expensive school. small is if you go to a state school, even then its affordable for non-prestigious because they have grants. you will probably be spending 100-200k+ on a private or expensive university. when i was in HS, our english teacher was paying off 400+$ per month for many decades to come. MIlitary also has UNIVERSAL single healthcare too, although republicans have been trying to eliminate that somehow, also low interest house loans,,,,etc. the defense budget mostly goes to contractors though.

if you dont have scholarships you will likely be using Loans, but grants/scholarships often go unrewarded, they are out there, but students dont know about these. although i heard there are more for women than men.

CC is what you should be going to if you cant afford an expensive university, spend 2 years taking GE (maybe lower division, but you have to make sure you CC courses matches the university ones)than transferring to said universities, by that time you should be looking for grants/scholarships.

its to keep the service members both active and former from revolting and turning away form the military if they renege on thier education bills, or healthcare subsidization.

they wont do it for US civilians because as you can see its a wedge issue/single issue for both sides of the voting blocs. the DNC can string along healthcare "Reform" for decades as long as they dont act on a universal plan( because if they do act on a universal one, likely they will lose any political capital to get voted in the future), and they get voted. and republicans can be scared by anti-healthcare propaganda to keep voting for them.

healthcare greatly alleviates financial constraints for people who are stuck in crappy jobs and actually pursue thier degree in teh jobs they cant get in thier field, either you are making low enough to use state healthcare, or your job is your only source healthcare available.

oh you must be murican right?