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Not only that, but to join the military is to join a way of life. In the military your conduct is still governed by military regulations after you go home for the day. You can't just quit the military if you want a new job. You can be punished in your career for wrongdoing by one of your dependents. Your career can suffer for doing things in your off time that aren't illegal (adultery for example).

Not to say the military is perfect by any stretch. You still have your portion of GI's committing crimes and scandals at various levels of organization. And you still have problems someone of a higher rank can get away with stuff because of their power over subordinates. But by and large the military has much stronger mechanisms to maintain and enforce accountability than the average police department.




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