About That Military Service

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About Donald Trump's military service which seems to have been brought up a lot lately. This is around his "warrior dividend" of course, which the left will find fault with just like they find fault with pretty much anything Trump ever does. Well, Trump did not serve. I guess this is an issue for the left. But neither did Joe Biden. But they'd have praised him for any efforts to award the military with one honor or another. Kamala Harris never served in the military either. But they'd have given her a vote—even though her and Joe had military members KILLED, which they were given a pass on by the way, in the withdrawal of Afghanistan. Barack Obama never served in the military either. But he sure used the military for lots of operations. Hell, he even took credit for getting Osama Bin Laden, referring to the success as, "I got him." So much for the men who put their lives on the line to rid of us that foul terrorist. Bill Clinton, another darling of the left, also never served in the military. No issues or problems there. Although he was okay to praise our service members and use our troops. The left was fine with it. Out of 47 presidents (okay, 46 if you don't want to count Trump twice), 31 have served in the military. Here's who they were. Let's not go all the way back to the start, but let's start with Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, Republican Andrew Johnson, Democrat Ulysses S. Grant, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican James Garfield, Republican Chester Arthur, Republican Benjamin Harrison, Republican William McKinley, Republican Theodore Roosevelt, Republican Harry S. Truman, Democrat Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican John F. Kennedy, Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat Richard Nixon, Republican Gerald Ford, Republican Jimmy Carter, Democrat Ronald Reagan, Republican George H.W. Bush, Republican George W. Bush, Republican So, of this list of 19 former military serving presidents, 14 were Republicans and 5 were Democrats. It's fine to take issue with a president not having served. But of course, it can't be ONLY if you don't like that president, but give other presidents who reside in your own corner a pass, EVEN IF they honor, praise, or USE the military. Just to keep the record straight, of course, as per the usual. I might also point out that one does not have to have served in the military in order to appreciate, honor, respect, or otherwise be patriotic toward our servicemembers. In fact, MOST Americans DO NOT serve. The current number of active service members right now is 2.1 million. In a country of 350 million, that means 0.6% are currently serving in the military. In fact, in the last 10 years, only 6.1% have ever served. 93.9% of Americans do not serve or have never served. It does NOT mean they can't appreciate the military.