Veterans often oppose their siblings enlisting after their own service

Evidence

When Sami discovered this, he went ballistic. He marched his brother down to the recruiting office and had them undo the signature. “What’s the matter?” the recruiter fought with Sami. “Aren’t you proud to have served your country?” “Don’t even fucking start with me,” Sami flung back. “I served my country! I was there. That’s a lot more than sitting behind a desk lying to kids.” — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 301

Categorization

• SEED: An essay or article angle: the gap between how recruiters frame military service and how returning veterans actually describe it to their own families.
• XREF: Connects to the broader literature on military recruiting targeting minority and poor communities, and to counter-recruitment movements.