Why Do People Join the US Military?(翻译)

Many countries require young men to serve in the armed forces.But in the United States, military service is voluntary.And joining the U.S. military is not an easy process.
许多国家都要求年轻男子入伍。但在美国，服兵役是自愿的。加入美国军队并非易事。

Staff Sergeant Terrelle Thomas joined the Air Force nine years ago.He now works as a military recruiter in Woodbridge, Virginia.
九年前，美参谋军士特勒尔·托马斯加入了空军部队。目前，他效力于弗吉尼亚木桥镇，是一名军事征招人员。

His job is to get volunteers to join the U.S. armed forces.
让人们自愿加入美国军队是他的工作内容。

“At the time I was going to school, I was paying for, for school out of my pocket.And I was like ‘Man, this is tough,’ and I was staying home with my parents, I was like, ‘I don’t know if I like this as much anymore so.’I went in, talked to a recruiter, he was cool, he broke it down for me, and next thing you know, I’m in...”
“当时我打算去学校，我自掏腰包上学。我心里想着‘这太难了，’”于是和父母待在了家里，‘我不知道自己是否喜欢这种生活。’因此我计划参军，和一名招聘者谈话，他很帅，他细致地给我讲解，接下来你就知道了，我参军了。”

Benjamin Spahr volunteered for the military.He says other members of his family have served in the armed forces.
本杰明·斯帕尔自愿加入军队。他表示，他的其他家庭成员也服务于军队。

“My mother was enlisted in the Air National Guard and my father was an officer in the Air Force. So I was accustomed to that lifestyle from a young age moving around...”
“我的母亲是空军国民警卫队的成员，我的父亲是空军的警官。所以我很小的时候就四处搬迁，已习惯这种生活方式，”

The armed forces pays its members to attend school, both while they are on active duty and after they leave the military.
军队支付他们的成员去上学，他们可在服役时入学，也可退役后入学。

But not everyone can join the armed forces. There are age limits and volunteers must be successful at mental and physical tests.They must also not be abusing alcohol or taking other drugs.
但并非所有人都可参军。参军有年龄限制，志愿者需通过心理测验和身体检查。酗酒吸毒是禁止的。

Training for new recruits is difficult and intense.The recruits must be strong and in good health.
新兵训练是残酷的，强度很大。新兵必须足够强壮，身体健康。

An increasing number of women are joining the military.Madison Foote is one of them.
越来越多的女性参加了军队。麦迪逊·富特就是其中之一。

“Its just the pushups I’m worried about, I’m not very good at pushups, but I think I can do everything else...”
“我只担心俯卧撑，我很不擅长做俯卧撑，但我觉得除了这个其它项目我都可以完成。”

Some Americans volunteer for the armed forces, even when their parents object.The parents are worried about their children because the military deploys troops to many dangerous areas throughout the world.
还有一些美国人，即使父母反对，也自愿参军。父母们担心他们的孩子，因为军队会被派遣到世界上很多危险的地方。

Oludare Ogunmadewa is a new recruit.He says not everyone in his family supports his decision to enlist in the military.
欧卢达·欧冈马德瓦是一名新兵。他称，有的家人不同意他参军的决定。

“My parents are worried, my whole family is worried as well, but it’s a risk I feel is necessary for myself -- more for my children, to secure their future.”
“我的父母很担心，我整个家庭都在担心，但于我而言这次冒险很有必要，更多的也是为了我的孩子，为了保护他们的未来。”

The United States ended forced enlistment in 1973, during the Vietnam War.Now, recruits voluntarily sign an agreement to stay in the military for three to six years, depending on their chosen job.
美国在1973年越南战争期间停止强制性入伍。目前，新兵自愿签署协议，依据他们所选择的工作在军队待三到六年时间。

Some volunteers choose to stay longer. Staff Sergeant Thomas says that is because they discover that serving in the military is unlike any other job they could have.
一些志愿者选择在部队待更长的时间。参谋军士托马斯表示，这是由于他们发现参军有别于其它任何工作。

“A lot of veterans that serve their 20, 30 years, the main thing that they talk to me about -- especially when they bring their, their children to the office -- is the camaraderie they establish with the people they met.”
“许多老兵服役20年，30年，尤其是他们把孩子带到办公室的时候，和我谈论的主要内容就是同战友建立的感情。”

I’m Christopher Jones-Cruise.
克里斯多夫·琼斯·克鲁斯为您报道。