> someone that becomes that wealthy while serving (via a trust-fund, large inheritance, or winning the lottery) would no longer be a good fit for the military. They usually get offered an Honorable Discharge.
That's shocking. Where is this rule? Have you seen it happen? I didn't know wealth defined fitness for service.
The evidence is to the contrary--middle class and above are over-represented in the US military.
"Their median family income is more than $73,000, compared with $66,000 for civilians, and recruits are most likely to come from families in the middle of the wealth distribution, with median wealth of $87,000, almost $10,000 more than civilians."
This is for enlisted members. It's probably safe to have some intuition that officers will skew wealthier.
That's shocking. Where is this rule? Have you seen it happen? I didn't know wealth defined fitness for service.