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11-28-11
Pew Research Center Report: The Military-Civilian Gap
A smaller share of Americans currently serve in the U.S. Armed Forces than at any time since the peace-time era between World Wars I and II. During the past decade, as the military has been engaged in the longest period of sustained conflict in the nation’s history, just one-half of one percent of American adults has served on active duty at any given time.1 As the size of the military shrinks, the connections between military personnel and the broader civilian population appear to be growing more distant.
Read more: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/
