A life of a male in a remote provincial village of an agonizing empire isn’t much fun. Here’s a video from Chuvashia, which was long ago a proud and strong country: https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=n-6zmwzZPGP37N0r&v=dLCc60VDArM&feature=youtu.be https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuvashia

Drinking is about the only entertainment besides the TV brainwashing, so as you can see in the video, one of few remaining able-bodied males is going to volunteer for the war, since his drinking buddies have been conscripted there.

Being undisciplined, at home such males are restrained by females and oppressed by local authorities, with any self-organising initiatives strangled. So strangely enough, at war these males find numerous advantages - freedom to do whatever they want (from drugs to rape), free food and clothing, some payment, constant company of numerous other males, frontline camaraderie and a clear sense of simple purpose.

I guess the freedom from any restrictions is what reminds them of imaginary Las Vegas of 1960s - the time their provinces are stuck in.