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Army5339 · 10-14-2007, 15:38 PM

I know a lot more libertarians and independents in the military than I do either liberals or conservatives.

I would say that the NG and Reserves have a different political makeup than AD, especially those who joined prior to 9/11. Many people were merely putting in time to get retirement or college money, not to deploy. I worked with some reservists immediately following the start of OIF, and that was depressing. Very few of them thought they were ever going to deploy. They were scamming the system, thinking that a massive reserve callup would never happen. On 9/11, I remember people crying in the hallways, asking to be discharged, because they only signed up for college money.

I believe that those who join active duty, and especially those who joined post 9/11, which is fast becoming a large part of the military, lean towards conservative libertarianism. It is easier to align with the GOP than it is with the Democrats, who are taking a hard tack to the left. The far left is no ally of the military or its personnel.

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Army5339 *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-17-07 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 150 Country:	I know a lot more libertarians and independents in the military than I do either liberals or conservatives. I would say that the NG and Reserves have a different political makeup than AD, especially those who joined prior to 9/11. Many people were merely putting in time to get retirement or college money, not to deploy. I worked with some reservists immediately following the start of OIF, and that was depressing. Very few of them thought they were ever going to deploy. They were scamming the system, thinking that a massive reserve callup would never happen. On 9/11, I remember people crying in the hallways, asking to be discharged, because they only signed up for college money. I believe that those who join active duty, and especially those who joined post 9/11, which is fast becoming a large part of the military, lean towards conservative libertarianism. It is easier to align with the GOP than it is with the Democrats, who are taking a hard tack to the left. The far left is no ally of the military or its personnel.