Great Quote by Erik Prince

You know, 1% of us is in the armed forces, protecting the other 99, and they're all volunteers.

— Benjamin Walker

Yes. The all-volunteer force is comprised of a very small percentage of the population. Therefore, fewer citizens have a personal interest in military matters…

— Sanford Bishop

Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less…

— John M. McHugh

Our country regularly uses military force, but only a fraction of Americans serve in the military. This means fewer and fewer people have a…

— Phil Klay

There is an undeniable economic and cultural disconnect between many of those who volunteer to serve and those who choose to remain civilians. But…

— Ruben Gallego

Pentagon records show that at least 8,000 members of the all-volunteer U.S. Army have deserted since the Iraq war began. Hey, at least somebody…

— Tina Fey

With the all-volunteer military, we, as a society, have become disconnected from our armed forces. And our military, like almost everything else in our…

— James Carville

The federal government turns away thousands of applicants to AmeriCorps every year. Our service men and women returning from overseas want to continue to…

— Neil Bush

A lot of people in America tend to take the military for granted.

— Carole King

I am extremely proud of our remarkable men and women who serve in our military, but the reality is that this is a shrinking…

— Don Young

Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen volunteer to protect and defend this country and all its citizens, and do so with honor,…

— Allen West

Few needs are more pressing, or more deserving of our attention, than taking care of the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.

— Bill Richardson