A surprisingly well-written article by the L.A. Times is out, titled "SPECIAL REPORT U.S. MILITARY AND CIVILIANS ARE INCREASINGLY DIVIDED", which can be read here:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...ry.html#page=1
It is an issue worth discussing, about the pros and cons of an "all-volunteer" force as opposed to a conscripted one, and how that might begin to generate a growing gap between military and civilian families. I'd like to know if other countries around the world that have gone from a conscript to volunteer military force have begun to experience any similar issues as well.
And yes, again, kind of eerie how that could play out into a MilGov vs. CivGov scenario in T2K. That is in spite of a lot of conspiracy mongering on both the political Right and Left, that has yet to happen in real life (of course I certainly prefer it wouldn't.)