oh but they are nessicary.  why else do powerful countries like to send 'peacekeeping' missions? their military has to do something, or else there is dissent, and armed dissent is something every country doesn't want.

Activity duty personnel don't. When you're active duty, the military is your job. You train every day, every week, all year. You do physical training and basic martial exercises everyday, and contribute to base maintenance, when you aren't actually on a military exercise.

Activity duty personnel don't. When you're active duty, the military is your job. You train every day, every week, all year. You do physical training and basic martial exercises everyday, and contribute to base maintenance, when you aren't actually on a military exercise.

It's the reservists and National Guard who go back to their families and other jobs most of the time. It's the National Guard who is supposed to help defend the US's borders, and help in times of flood, fire, etc., but Bush seems to have turned them into the International Guard, and sent them abroad, for some reason. Our military is stretched thin, and we have very little personnel at home to actually protect the US in the event of attack.

They're not active duty all the time. After they've served they go back home until they're called again.

Elaborate, because last time I checked, the military is 1.5 million-strong, with thousands coming out of high school to enlist.