Call me a traitor, for I have switched sides

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Just because you might need money for college in return for service doesn't mean one forfeits the right to fight for something worthwhile. They're not slaves to be used for any purpose.

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No they are not slaves but they swear an oath stating this:

"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962)."

So you sir are wrong, they DO enlist to engage in whatever the President and/or his officers see fit, whether it be dying in battle or scrubbing toilets.

And yes, they do get paid for their services, so they in fact are a professional military but by voluntary means. Plenty of other countries have professional militaries but you HAVE to serve...they consider it your duty to your country.