FACTS ABOUT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY
Added on: 5th Nov 2015
OUT OF 44 PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 32 HAVE
SERVED IN THE MILITARY. 15 PRESIDENTS SERVED IN THE
ARMY/ARMY RESERVE, NINE SERVED IN STATE MILITIAS,
SIX SERVED IN THE NAVY/NAVAL RESERVE AND TWO
SERVED IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY.
THE US MILITARY HAS A SECRET, NEARLY SILENT TYPE OF
VELCRO WHICH REDUCES THE RIPPING NOISE BY OVER 95%
INTENDED TO REPLACE THE SEPARATE ARMY, NAVY,
AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD DAYS, THE
ARMED FORCES DAY WAS CREATED IN AUGUST 1949 AND
WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON 20 MAY 1950.
STORES ON US MILITARY BASES AROUND THE WORLD DON'T
ACCEPT PENNIES AS CURRENCY BECAUSE THEY ARE
“TOO HEAVY AND ARE NOT COST-EFFECTIVE TO SHIP”.
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2013, 1,369,532 PEOPLE WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY
IN THE ARMED FORCES, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 850,880 PEOPLE IN
THE SEVEN RESERVE COMPONENTS. IN TOTAL, OVER 2.2 MILLION
MEMBERS OF THE US ARMED FORCES. THAT IS MORE THAN THE
POPULATION OF WYOMING, VERMONT AND ALASKE COMBINED.
THE ARMY OWNS ABOUT 24,000 SQUARE MILES OF LAND.
IN THEORY, IF THE ARMY WAS A STATE, IT WOULD BE
THE 42ND LARGEST IN THE US.
DURING THE GREAT LOS ANGELES AIR RAID IN FEBRUARY
1942, THE ARMY ORDERED A TOTAL BLACKOUT OF
LOS ANGELES AND FIRED 1,400 ANTI-AIR ARTILLERY AND
THOUSANDS OF .50 CALIBER SHOTS AT A REPORTED ENEMY
AIRCRAFT. JUST A FEW HOURS LATER, IT PROVED TO BE
A FALSE ALARM.
IN WORLD WAR II, SUPPORTING ONE SOLDIER ON THE
BATTLEFIELD TOOK ONE GALLON OF FUEL PER DAY.
TODAY, MORE THAN 22 GALLONS OF FUEL PER SOLDIER/DAY
IS NEEDED.
IN 2014, THE US SPENT MORE THAN 580 BILLION DOLLARS
ON THE MILITARY, WHICH WAS BY FAR THE HIGHEST AMOUNT
IN THE WORLD. THE US WAS FOLLOWED BY CHINA (129 BILLION)
AND SAUDI ARABIA (81 BILLION).
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