FACTS ABOUT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY

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).