<u+2039> <u+203a> arnaldo rodgers is a trained and educated psychologist. he has worked as a community organizer and activist. why veterans are underrepresented in congress by arnaldo rodgers on october 30, 2016 veterans 




by rebecca burgess, gary j. schmitt 




george washington<u+2019>s assertion that <u+201c>when we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen<u+201d> is justly famous for capturing the traditional attitude of the american citizen-soldier. while the nation at times has requested or required that citizens to fulfill the highest form of civic duty, there have always been individuals who have voluntarily donned its uniform. viewing military service as a form of public service, many, not surprisingly, have followed their days in the military by pursuing other forms of civic service, notably in the halls of government. 




although american democracy demands a military-civilian divide in regard to political power, voters have shown they are comfortable with electing officials with military service on their resume. indeed, despite the colonists<u+2019> revolutionary-era complaints about the british conflating military and political power, of the first 25 men to become president, 21 had military experience. 




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