They are simply an insignificant part of the equation. The numbers are really low.

These are not insignificant numbers.

100 is closer to 10 than 50

Only when the privileged classes perform military service, only when elite youth are on the firing line, does the country define the cause as worth young peoples' blood and do war losses become acceptable, ... the answer to what constitutes vital national interests is found not so much on the cause, itself, but in who is willing to die for that cause.

You need to be uniform. It's a question of where you draw the line.

It shows you how the recruiting difficulties are getting worse. They're dropping the standards. It increases the likelihood of problems in the unit, discipline problems.