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Bridging the Gap: Framing America’s Civ-Mil Problem

America’s armed forces and American society are drifting further and further apart, creating a potentially dangerous divide.
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Bridging the Gap: Framing America’s Civ-Mil Problem
U.S. Soldiers with the 299th Engineer Company from Fort Belvoir, Va., under the 463rd Engineer Battalion, 411th Engineer Brigade, secure an MK2 Bridge Erection Boat to the side of an Improved Ribbon Bridge Raft on Big Sandy Lake at Fort McCoy, Wis., on July 17, 2013. Sgt. Francis Horton, U.S. Army
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Despite being engaged in the longest period of constant warfare in United States history, the percentage of Americans who have served in the armed forces is at an all-time low; by some estimates, less than 1 percent of the total U.S. population.

Scott Faith is a veteran of a half-dozen combat deployments and has served in several different Special Operations units over the course of his Army career. Scott’s writing focuses largely on veterans’ issues, but he is also a big proponent of Constitutional rights and has a deep interest in politics. He often allows other veterans who request anonymity to publish their work under his byline. Scott welcomes story ideas and feedback on his articles and can be reached at [email protected].