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Okay, I stand corrected. Deceptive recruiters don't do what they do to maintain a posh lifestyle. They do what they do because they have a metaphorical gun to their heads, or at least to the head of their career. Unfortunately, that's an even better incentive for bending the rules or outright lying. So some recruiters say, "It's them or me, I'll screw the recruit to save my own ass."
And I'm sure the command structure is aware that this sort of thing goes on, and just turns a blind eye as long as the recruit keeps coming and nobody kicks up a fuss.
I suppose that there are a lot of jobs in the military that nobody wants, which must be filled. I've got an answer: better pay and benefits. Better college benefits, especially, on the order of what vets in the '70s got, if not better. Much better than what they get now. And tell them that after four years of the shit job they'll be retrained to something they really want, if they stay in. And keep the promise. All I hear about is people in the Army and retirees talking about broken promises. Too much of that is another good way to kill an army, especially an all-volunteer one. Sure, it costs more to do the right thing. Always does.
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