From what I hear, if the business -- almost any business -- is hiring, show up on time every day and pass the drug test and you're in like Flynn.
Not around here its not. Granted little hiring to begin with. But holy moley if you don't know someone, forget about it. Even places like Menards (regional home center chain) has a huge pile of apps. Still lots of employable people in need of employment. The military problem today is due to normal people not wanting to be deployed to the turd world all the time, the low pay, so its unattractive along with today's leadership. In the past, yes, rural people would fill the ranks, but even they don't want to anymore. Progressives still don't want to join even when their in charge.
I can think of only one person from my high school class in the military. He even made it up to major. He has retired from it (at 40) and has made sure to cut all ties so he doesn't get recalled somehow. He did want to make it a career, but found it wasn't going to be possible.