And one thing that I don't get chance to talk about often enough is how the military prepared me for public service. And I think that, you know, we talk about 1% sometimes. Well, The military is 1% of our population, 1% carrying a pretty heavy burden. But people see this sort of Hollywood montage version of what the military is and it's not reality. And they don't realize truly what the American military is as far as an organization that develops leaders to think for themselves. (11:11–11:17)
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Asserts that the military comprises 1% of the U.S. population and carries a significant burden.
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