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The US military is made up of professional soldiers. Citizen soldiers are citizens first, and soldiers only when civic duty calls them up.
by ivanbakel 7y ago
The US military is made up of professional soldiers. Citizen soldiers are citizens first, and soldiers only when civic duty calls them up.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoThat's pretty much describing the vast bulk of US military. Citizen Soldiers.
- ivanbakel 7y agoIn what way are they citizen soldiers? The statistics I can find suggest that active duty personnel majorly out reserve personnel. Active duty personnel cannot be considered citizen soldiers because their service is not compulsory and they are full-time professionals, not merely civilians in service. Reservists might be considered citizen soldiers, if you're a bit loose with the criteria that service must be a compulsory civic duty.
- javagram 7y agoArmy Active Duty 472,047 Army National Guard 345,153 Army Reserve 219,054 I believe a significant number of soldiers also only do 4 or 8 years and then return to civilian life, they aren’t a permanent military class like the Roman legions or whatever. As you mention a lot depends on what you consider a “citizen soldier” though.