Read a interesting piece on Military Personnel by Political affiliation. And a interesting thing popped into my mind. It made the note that the D.O.D. 40 years ago decided to spend more money on recruiting in red states. Because conservatives tend towards being aggressive and having respect for authority. Which brings up a interesting point. I don't think I would ever use the words "Respect for authority" when talking about the TeaParty... As a matter of fact I was just thinking about children raised in the TeaParty atmosphere. The piece itself pretty much stated what I already knew. About two in three officers where republicans. (About the same voted republican in the last election) And enlisted was much more split. (About 45-55%) With Conservatives winning out a little BUT. In the last Election the Military actually leaned slightly towards Obama. This is most likely because of minorities and "swing voters" are over represented compared to there % of population.
At least with the time I spent in the military I found that it was much less conservative them most people in the public would think. But This is also a very modern phenomenon.
The Bush Era was not kind to the GOP's relationship with the Military.
Two wars, one of which was unpopular with troops from day one, V.A. Cuts. G.I. Bill cuts. Stop gap and any number of other things wore the fabric of GOP relations thin.
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