Presidents and Military Service
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][FONT=Helvetica Neue][FONT=Cambria]List of Presidents of the United States by Military Service[/FONT]
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[FONT=Georgia]The [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]United States Constitution [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]names the President of the United States the [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]commander in chief [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]of the U.S. armed forces. Previous service in the military is not a prerequisite for the position of president. As of the [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]2016 presidential election[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia][update][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia], no member of the [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]U.S. Marine Corps [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]or [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]U.S. Coast Guard [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]has yet been elected President. The most frequent military experience is [/FONT]Army/Army Reserve [FONT=Georgia]with 15 presidents, followed by [/FONT]State Militias [FONT=Georgia]at 9, [/FONT]Navy/Naval Reserve [FONT=Georgia]at 6 and the [/FONT]Continental Army [FONT=Georgia]with 2 presidents serving.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia]Eight presidents served during [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]World War II[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia], while seven served in the military during the [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]American Civil War[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]. The following list outlines the military service of each president before becoming the commander in chief.[/FONT]
President[FONT=Georgia] [/FONT]Service
[COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]Donald J. Trump[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]Barack Obama [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]None[/FONT]
Rank Active Service
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[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]George W. BushTexas Air National Guard, United States Air Force[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]First Lieutenant[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Stateside service as pilot[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]during Vietnam War (1968[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1973). Received early discharge in 1973.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][1][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]Bill Clinton[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][FONT=Georgia]None[/FONT][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][FONT=Georgia]None[/FONT][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][FONT=Georgia]None. Signed agreement to join [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]Reserve Officer Training Corps [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]at [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]University of Arkansas [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]during [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]Vietnam War[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia].[/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia][2] [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia]Subsequently withdrew and entered draft, but received high draft number and was not drafted.[/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia][3] [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia](See [/FONT][COLOR=#0000FF][FONT=Georgia]Bill Clinton: Vietnam War opposition and draft controversy.[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Georgia])[/FONT]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]George H. W. Bush[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]United States Naval Reserve - Lieutenant (Junior Grade) - Navy pilot in World War II (1942[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1945). Shot down and received the Distinguished Flying Cross.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Ronald Reagan[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Corps[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Captain[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Stateside service during World War II (1942[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1945); Army Reserve (1937[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1942).[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Jimmy Carter[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]United States Navy[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Lieutenant (navy) - Served during World War II as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. Sea duty and stateside service 1946[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1953 during the Korean War.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Gerald Ford[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]United States Naval Reserve[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Lieutenant Commander[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]World War II (1942[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1945); combat on USS Monterey, discharged in 1946.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Richard Nixon[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]United States Naval Reserve[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Commander[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]World War II (1942[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1945); earned two battle stars for service in the Pacific.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Lyndon B. Johnson[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]United States Naval Reserve[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Commander[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][4] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]- World War II received Silver Star medal after observation mission in which aircraft he was on came under Japanese attack.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]John F. Kennedy[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]United States Naval Reserve[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Lieutenant (navy) - Served in combat during World War II. Received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Dwight D. Eisenhower[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]United States Army[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]General of the Army[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Stateside service during World War I. Served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II (1942[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1945). Visited troops in Korea in December 1952. Entire active-duty career spanned from 1915 until 1969 (excepting his two terms as president).[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Harry S. Truman[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]Missouri Army National Guard, United States Army,United States Army Reserve
Colonel Stateside National Guard service in Missouri (1905[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1911); served in combat in France during World War I (1917[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000][FONT=Georgia]1918); transferred to Army Reserve and retired in 1953.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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