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Table 3 in the report shows the historical numbers of officers and the percentage of total force. (it's up from 0.048% in 1965 to 0.070% in 2018. All officers, as a percentage of total force, are up from 12.76% to 17.51% in the same time period.
I got to this report from an article by a retired US army major that focused on Smedley and hypothesized about why there are no retired generals today criticizing the US involvement in endless wars today.
This is just a reminder that there is a lot of reading material out there that has facts and in-depth looks at things. An alternative to memes and tweets, where people can actually learn something that helps fill holes in their world views. Below is just the first page of the Congressional Research Service's index of reports that start with those issued today 20/02/2020:
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