Some fascinating demographics about a transient population:<p>Vets, spouses, active and reserve constitute 45.5M people<p>Service members move twice as often than the general population<p>Average service member moves once every three years<p>Service members live in the communities around the base<p>63% of service members live off-post<p>66% of military spouses hold full time jobs on the base or surrounding community<p>Veterans Affairs data indicates the majority of veterans retire near military bases
My dad was in the Army most of his adult life. I was in the Navy six years.<p>We moved. I moved.<p>We lived on and off base, mostly off. I lived on and off ship, mostly off.<p>My mom had a few odd jobs off base but mostly didn't work. My (ex) wife had full time jobs off base.<p>My dad retired near-ish a few military bases, but it was more because of the ties he'd made in the community while stationed there.<p>And?