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I think that was intended to be a joke, but in all seriousness military service can be a great way for men (and women of course too, but we're talking about men here :) ) to serve. Military service is about much more than going to war and fighting in combat. Humanitarian missions are common. Many medical and technological advances have come from the military. It is also a great mentorship program for young adults. I've seen so many troubled individuals find their way and their calling by serving in the military. The military is also one of the best ways to obtain valuable job skills. Of course it's certainly not for everyone, but I have no regrets about my service in the military.

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Thanks for the perspective; yes, it was a joke, but one that may have required too much knowledge of "likely adversaries"*: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_Fatherland_Day...

* combined with jeans, this could also be a meta-joke:

— Lt. Rzhevsky! Why not in uniform? And even wearing jeans; national costume of most likely adversary!

— Col. Isaev, Sir! Jeans here: most likely war trophy.

Judging from the first few seconds of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIzuNHm4lng , in the 1990s motorcycle brands in the east were mostly slavic: Minsk, Voskhod, Planeta, etc. but clothing brands were mostly western: NBA, Adidas, Nike, etc.