I come from a family where all the men serve, father 1939-1945, stepfather Korean War time, me and my two brothers and step brother all volunteers during the Vietnam War, my son in 10th Mt in the 90s, cousins, nephews, brother-in-laws etc, we just pull our hitches, we never paid attention to who the President was.
It is kind of funny that now in modern America with over 300 million population, when we have to hire girls and moms to fill the empty slots, that this new sensitivity to who is living in the White House is so important.
Strangely enough, me too. My father, his father, his father - going all the way back to before the turn of the last century. Plus, my only son is in uniform today along with one of my daughters. It is sad that we've had difficulties meeting the minimal recruitment goals with such a large country, but it is what it is. Kids today, and people in general don't feel like they have any obligation to serve. I would bet that a very significant percentage of kids in the military today come from families where either their parents or siblings have served, it seems to be a common thread.
With respect to Beck's advice to his nephew, it was poor. Barry could choke on his arugula tomorrow and (Lord forbid) Biden could be POTUS. People have a bad habit of thinking "now is forever". It isn't. Obama, and his leftist minions, want a demoralized and shrinking military, of that, I have no doubt. Conservatives shouldn't be in the position of encouraging it.