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**ibiDb4uu** · 02-17-2009, 07:58 PM

When the average age is 19, including the officers, it means the average foot soldier was at best 18. No it doesn't.

Did the US really do a good job sending 18 yo kids to war?
Remember, the average age of US soldiers during WW2 was 26. Thats because we had 3-4 times as many people under arms in WWII. The way a draft works is it for the most part focuses on the more fit age groups (younger) before tapping other age groups (older).

02-17-2009, 07:58 PM	#10
ibiDb4uu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	When the average age is 19, including the officers, it means the average foot soldier was at best 18. No it doesn't. Did the US really do a good job sending 18 yo kids to war? Remember, the average age of US soldiers during WW2 was 26. Thats because we had 3-4 times as many people under arms in WWII. The way a draft works is it for the most part focuses on the more fit age groups (younger) before tapping other age groups (older).
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