Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong Kong protests

Re:Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong ... by ivanbakel on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:04PM (#21126976)

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.

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Re:Protester shot in chest by live police round during Hong ... by javagram on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:22PM (#21127228)

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.

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