I dont reallly like to define myself as either conservative or liberal, since people tend to use those terms for a lot of different things. I'd call myself a realist, especially concerning foreign policy/national security. I don't have very deep opinions on social issues like abortion/gay rights/etc.
I voted for McCain in '08 mainly because I thought Obama would be more Clinton-like on national security. But looking back at the last two years I have to say I was wrong.
As far as make-up of the military goes, I cant speak for active duty. But as far as cadets go, its diverse but leans towards conservative. One common trend I've noticed is that regardless of their views, cadets dont make much of an effort to be informed. Most of my friends consider themselves strong conservatives but really just take the views from their parents and make vague generalizations. They dont follow current events very closely. That seems pretty common among college students though, cadets or not.
I voted for McCain in '08 mainly because I thought Obama would be more Clinton-like on national security. But looking back at the last two years I have to say I was wrong.
As far as make-up of the military goes, I cant speak for active duty. But as far as cadets go, its diverse but leans towards conservative. One common trend I've noticed is that regardless of their views, cadets dont make much of an effort to be informed. Most of my friends consider themselves strong conservatives but really just take the views from their parents and make vague generalizations. They dont follow current events very closely. That seems pretty common among college students though, cadets or not.