"1-in-5 are Navy Veterans" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	03 Jun 2019 11:53 a.m. PST
You were asked – TMP link Are You a Navy Veteran? 17% said "yes" 1% said "I am currently serving in the naval armed forces"
Korvessa	03 Jun 2019 3:07 p.m. PST
My grandpa (a WWI trenches vet) told my dad he should join Navy in WWII. Told him they get three hots and a cot and are never more than a mile from solid ground – even if it is usually straight down.
javelin98	03 Jun 2019 4:28 p.m. PST
My dad was in the Navy in 1958-1960, and the highlight of his career was getting to meet Jerry Lewis when Hollywood filmed a movie aboard his destroyer.
Tgerritsen	03 Jun 2019 6:21 p.m. PST
I didn't vote, but I'm a Navy Veteran.
CeruLucifus	04 Jun 2019 10:19 a.m. PST
17 + 1 = 18% which is closer to 1-in-6. (1/6 = 16 2/3 % ; 1/5 = 20%) Were some fractions dropped due to rounding? That would put the total closer to 19% which is more nearly 1-in-5. I'm not knocking our naval veterans and servicemen. Thank you for your service! Just responding to the stats.
Old Wolfman	04 Jun 2019 12:04 p.m. PST
Son of a WWII Navy veteran here. Wife is the daughter of a pre WWII USN veteran.
wrgmr1	04 Jun 2019 6:05 p.m. PST
I served in the Navy RCN but didn't see this poll.
JimDuncanUK	05 Jun 2019 8:18 a.m. PST
The sample size is a considerably smaller than the TMP membership. I know a couple of hundred wargamers and I know of two who are ex Navy and one of them is a yank.

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