The US Armed Forces as a family business

Moreover, in some ways the military has become a “family business” with over half of enlistees having a close family member with military service.

From The draft ended fifty years ago. Can the all-volunteer force survive another fifty?.

One of my less conventional beliefs is that the draft, while annoying for individual people, would be good for the United States because it ensures that the population is more broadly represented in the military.

Ironically, since the draft was ended, the military is the one US institution to see public trust in it increase.

2023-10-18