Military Service in the 110th Congress

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Military Service in the 110th Congress
 The 110th Congress includes 29 senators and 100 representatives with
some military experience, as shown in this chart. Each line represents a cur-
rent member, starting with the year their military service began and ending
when they retired or were discharged. Many members’ military experience
came during Vietnam-era stints. In contrast, members with service in recent
years tend to be career officers and long-time reservists. On the whole,
however, military service among members is in decline.

    WWII         Korea               Vietnam                  Persian Gulf          Iraq




        Congressional Military
          Service In Decline

           236


                  177

                         129




        103rd 106th 110th




 1940        1950         1960         1970        1980        1990          2000

CongressDaily        Sources: CRS, Military Officers Association of America, staff research