Comments on: On Military Bonuses versus Conscription http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/08/on-military-bonuses-versus-conscription/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/08/on-military-bonuses-versus-conscription/comment-page-1/#comment-6853 Kevin Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:59:22 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=5136#comment-6853 I think one reason why the military initiates drafts is that most people in are selfish (and rightfully so) but we have a military that is used to defend everyone. It is the 'tragedy of the commons' and why communism fails. No one wants to contribute but all want to consume. I think one reason why the military initiates drafts is that most people in are selfish (and rightfully so) but we have a military that is used to defend everyone. It is the 'tragedy of the commons' and why communism fails. No one wants to contribute but all want to consume.

]]> By: Wulf http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/08/on-military-bonuses-versus-conscription/comment-page-1/#comment-6845 Wulf Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:25:18 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=5136#comment-6845 One quick comment about the retention bonuses: as the article points out, they are tax free if the reenlistment papers are signed in certain designated areas (read: anywhere in the Middle East). When I was in the navy, we used to call that the icing on the cake. We had a lot of reenlistment ceremonies in the Persian Gulf. For guys who are waffling about whether to stay in, that bonus is powerful. One quick comment about the retention bonuses: as the article points out, they are tax free if the reenlistment papers are signed in certain designated areas (read: anywhere in the Middle East).

When I was in the navy, we used to call that the icing on the cake. We had a lot of reenlistment ceremonies in the Persian Gulf. For guys who are waffling about whether to stay in, that bonus is powerful.

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