How many members of Congress have children currently serving in the military?
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That's a good question!  It is probably hard to get a definitive answer though.  I bet it's a very small number, if any!\n\nI am a Democrat but I don't particularly like John Kerry but when he made that "joke" about ending up in Iraq if you don't get a good education, he wasn't that far off.\n\nBasically, the children of the lower classes fight the wars of the upper classes.  It has been that way for a long time.\n\nIt isn't that the military people are ignorant, it's that so often people join the military because it's the only way they can afford to GET an education.  Rich families never have to worry about that, now do they.
1185258
Whether or not there are children of politicians in the war does not matter.  We have a volunteer army, and if the absence of politician's children in the armed services says anything, it says it about their children.
394541
Congress does limit the number of troops in all of the military services but their is no restriction on how many can be in the country at once.
400611
It is becoming quite acceptable in the UK Armed Forces for both let alone one member to be on active service and I've heard of children being born and still both members are retained in the Forces. Is your question to do with UK or US?
970557
535 voting members:\n\n435 in the House of Representatives\n100 in the Senate\n\nThere are also non voting representatives from the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
436701
California has 53 seats in the House of Representatives, 19 of those are held currently by republicans (it was 20, until Randy Cunningham resigned his seat/ was sent to jail for his involvement with defense contractors- that seat is currently vacant).
140249
I pray daily for the brave young men and women in our armed forces.  I'll add your daughter.
196217
I am a soldier, I just turned 20 in January. I think that a lot of america's young people (kids) are serving in the military right now and I thank them for all that they do. I advise everyone that asks about them to do the same. These guys are giving up their golden youths so that everyone in America can live and enjoy theirs happily. Some of them give up the rest of their lives as well. They do it because they know that if we didn't fight the insurgencies on their own soil, we'd be fighting them on ours!
411520
The job is not as important of a factor as what kind of parent they are.  I know messed up military kids because the parents hate the schools and pull them out to homeschool everywhere they live, and I know some well-adjusted disciplined military kids.  I know of similar situations with civilian parents also.
1111990
Serving in the armed forces.
1010523
I like this question and I wish there was a way to make it happen! Going further,  I'm wondering 'why' Pres. Bush's daughters haven't been encouraged to enlist in one of the branches of the United States military.  Since the United States Army is now calling on civilian parents to encourage their children to do what's 'honorable' and enlist, then I think our 'Commander-in-Chief' needs to lead by example; Barbara and Jenna should be escorted to the nearest Army recruiting office and 'encouraged' to sign-up for military  service...in Iraq...today!
911576
doubt you can do that.most are already retired and i'm guessing the rest already might have tried to serve in the armed forces and were rejected for some reason. Or maybe they served already and didn't renew their service contract,so they shouldn't be forced to serve if they don't wish to.unless of course congress does reinstate the draft and then everyone is fair game.
1141820
Very smart thought. I have taught my children to pick their battles.\nOh they are 24-30 yrs old - not children but mine. My son is a Ranger in Army ( his battle is safety of democracy), My youngest,( a mother of twin sons, like you is an environmentalist - she wants her children to have a beautiful earth like she does, my oldest is a stay at home mother that has chosen children's rights to fight for. I am very political but the plight of the homeless - making sure they are fed & have a safe place to go is my fight that I work with the most. Now with my son, I am involved with the Military much more. You are right, we must pick our battles & fight with all we have. I love the United States of America & must work harder to defend it from enemies outside & within our borders. Thanks for reminding me.\n\nIt is hard to tell by our battles but we are a whole family of Republicans.
151387
The House of Representatives has 140 members and the Senate has 40. It is not called Congress, but the General Court.
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First, there is NO Constitutional requirement for the U.S. President (or ANY elected official in the U.S. government) to have served in the military.  \n\nIt is true that a large percentage have done so -- at times (esp if they volunteered) it is one piece of their interest in public service, so it's not surprising that many of our presidents have done so.   Also, military service has often helped their "resume" and made them more electable (esp if they held a high rank or were involved in heroics that made them a popular hero -- best examples: Washington, Wm.H Harrison ("Tippecanoe"), Taylor, Jackson, Grant).\n\nOf the 12 who did NOT serve in the military, it is interesting to note when they fell -- four of the first eight presidents were not in the military (J.Adams, Jefferson, J.Q.Adams, VanBuren), though some of these clearly were very active in the cause of the Revolution and founding of the country.     \n\nFrom William Henry Harrison to Teddy Roosevelt (seventeen presidents), only ONE (Grover Cleveland) was not in the service.   \n\nImmediately AFTER Teddy, NONE of the next six were in the military!  (Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR)   Of course, it should be noted that there was not a lot of "opportunity" (that is, a major war) at the time these men would have been the right age for military service.       \n\nFinally, from Truman to the present (eleven presidents), only ONE (Clinton) was not in the service.\n\nIf anyone really cares about the party affiliation of those not in the military:\n1 = Federalist\n2 = (Democratic)-Republicans\n5 = Democrats\n4 = GOP\n\nCan't say I see much significance in those numbers.  Try judging the WHOLE package.. ALL their contributions.  (Some with stellar military credentials were stellar presidents, some were bombs!  Same for those who were not in the military.)
934588
80% of soldiers might be republican, but sure as hell 80% of republicans are not veterans!!
496374
There are lots of guys named Bill in the Congress