Re:Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong ...
by ivanbakel on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @11:40AM
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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.
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Re:Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong ...
by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @11:41AM
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That's pretty much describing the vast bulk of US military. Citizen Soldiers.
Re:Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong ...
by ivanbakel on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:04PM
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In 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.
Re:Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong ...
by javagram on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:22PM
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Army 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.