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Staturday: The Size of the Military

  • Posted by: GOOD
  • on November 14, 2009 at 10:00 am

staturday111409There are 1.4 million active duty soldiers in the U.S. military. Of those, 117,000 soldiers are currently serving in Iraq and 68,000 are currently serving in Afghanistan.

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DISCUSSION: 3 Comments
    • Posted by: Humanisticnick
    • on November 14, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    5 of my cousins included…

    • Posted by: justin.staffer
    • on November 15, 2009 at 3:24 am

    Where the fuck are the other 1.2 million???

    • Posted by: yshahnyc
    • on November 15, 2009 at 6:43 am

    In response to justin.staffer: Mostly at home, Europe, Japan, and Korea I’d guess.

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