OK Mr. Elistist, Big Daddy, Falwell Moralist Extraordinaire....
Where do you get off decrying the degenerate bits of American culture, as the backwash to a culture of military extravagance "recruitment levels as are needed for the national defense. "

National defense is just fine. National offense is well, .........offensive.
You may piss and moan about young pregnancies or drugs or loud music, but you fail to see the complete picture. It is easy to sit there and moralize, but how many kids have you raised and how long was your stint in the military?? your world is black and white.

"No" to both? Well hey.......there are PLENTY of just fine kids making their way in this world, with (or without) the military, without drugs, without succumbing to street life.

>"Yet when seen next to the damage inflicted by "popular culture" the DOD appears to be a bunch of pacifists. "

Just LOVED your last statement. I see you haven't changed one bit.
Welcome back.....lol.