
There were also approximately 700,000 WWII veterans and 1.6 million Korean conflict veterans. Over the past 50 years the number of people on active duty has dropped from 3.5 million in 1968, during the draft era, to 1.3 million (less than 1% of the US adults) in today's volunteer military. The military draft ended in 1973.
Currently 91% of veterans are men while 9% are women. By 2045, the Department of Veteran Affairs expects the share of female veterans to double to 18% (from 1.9 million to 2.2 million). Male veterans are projected to drop by almost half from 18.5 million in 2016 to 9.8 million in 2045.
Fewer members of Congress have prior military experience than in the past. As the share of Americans who are veterans has declined, so has the share of Congress members who have previously served in the military. In the current Congress, the number of veterans elected to Congress in 2018 has dropped to under 100, the lowest level since before World War II.
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