November 11, 2012 Over the past couple of decades the makeup of our military forces is undergoing some drastic change. Despite the herculean recruiting efforts by each of the services, fewer and fewer of our citizens are choosing to serve in uniform. I find this to be a curiosity of some interest. Two particular statistics bear this out. Firstly, the most recent available U.S. Census data indicates that there are about 315 million people in this country. Secondly, out of our total population at any given time only 2.6 to 2.8 million Americans are serving in one of our military branches. This means that at any given time there are less than 1 percent of our citizens serving in uniform. I interpret these numbers to infer that a very small portion of our citizens are engaged in this form of public service. Therefore, this small number of our fellow citizens now bears the responsibility to carry out the roles of diplomatic power projection, and the provision of security for our country. In other words, very few people are carrying a very heavy load so that most of us can have a 401k, travel at will throughout our country and the world and watch cable news on our 42" HD television. Continue reading...
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