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1. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/october/gran...
So we should continue to invest in defense because it is a massive industry for the US. To solve the trade imbalances though, the dollar should be weakened (it may occur naturally). That will allow us to rebuild our manufacturing base as our products will be more competitive on the international stage.
Additionally, right now we're in a low interest rate period of the long term debt cycle and will probably remain there for about a decade (at least). This is great because it means there is a ton of money exiting bonds looking for yield. There is a lot of capital ready to invest in projects. Combined with a weaker dollar, we're at a critical point for on-shoring and rebuilding US manufacturing.
I'm pretty hyped about the next 10 years for this reason. It will allow us to shore up the DoD supply chain as we currently rely on adversaries for defense critical parts.
The matches could be incredibly slow. You could start a match and go grab a snack and you'd still be alive. On the flip side if you died it could be 10+ minutes to respawn. Sound was really important. I think eventually you could tag enemies on a minimap, but we had a ton of abbreviations for calling out locations in chat. The weapons had their quirks too.
The training and qualifications were also hella tedious. Like to get medic qualified you had to sit through this classroom lecture and take a test. The special forces qualification (opened more levels and weapons) was also really tough.
I hopped on in a later update and it was just constant respawn like any modern FPS. Anyway, loved that game. Never joined the military but I thought about it.
It sounds like you're at a much higher level than me, but my biggest advice is to decide what is important to you and prioritize that. You are in a position to do whatever you want, so just decide what you want to do and go after it.