patrickat:

iamsosmart-smrt:

how-to-be-a-sad-bitch:

i cannot fucking believe i never realized this 

So as a division officer to nearly 60 sailors over 3 years. I asked every single one. “What made you join the Navy?” Here is the breakdown.
80% – To pay for college
10% – To get out of a bad family situation
5% – Family Tradition
5% – Because of 9/11.

“Would poor people literally risk their lives to win access to things that the rich take for granted if that weren’t set up as the only way to get them?”