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That's not clear. US military deaths in the 1980s were higher than in the 2000s, in spite of the fact that the active military in the 2000s was considerably la
by randallsquared 16y ago
That's not clear. US military deaths in the 1980s were higher than in the 2000s, in spite of the fact that the active military in the 2000s was considerably larger.
- jtbigwoo 16y agoThe active military was ~2.1 million in the 80's as opposed to ~1.4 million now. The death _rate_ in the early 1980's was slightly lower than the death rate today. Of course, the active military in the early 1980's had a ridiculously high accident rate. It would be a fairer comparison to look at the mid-to-late 90's. In the link below you can see that the death rate for active duty soldiers was about half of what it is today. DOD numbers: (http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/death_Rates.pdf http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/death_Rates.p...)
- yummyfajitas 16y agoIsn't the comparison supposed to be to his parent's generation? They would have been in the military in the 80's.