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Post Vietnam, in the eighties, almost half of US were veterans. This has been going down ever since. At least in my area, new officers are usually straight out
by danielvf 10y ago
Post Vietnam, in the eighties, almost half of US were veterans.
This has been going down ever since. At least in my area, new officers are usually straight out of college with a criminal justice major and no military service. (Though I do know several officers who have joined the national guard or the reserves later on.)
- tomnipotent 10y ago>> Post Vietnam, in the eighties, almost half of US were veterans. Source? A quick Google search shows roughly 3.4MM deployed soldiers in Vietnam and another 4-5MM non-theater personnel. [1] http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004615.html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004615.html [2] http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/what-percentage-of-americans-have-served-in-the-military/ http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/what-percentage-of-americ...
- philipodonnell 10y agoIt does seem high, but he probably also included veterans from previous military engagements, not just Vietnam veterans.