[MikefromOhio]

It's a good thing Mr. Bonner was not in charge when Pearl Harbor happened and the US military went from about zero to millions overnight.

So who were those guys in the Phillipines and on those Navy ships??? The military didnt go from zero to millions. the end result was millions but there were already nearly a million with the uniform on to begin with....

[CharlieChan]

My point was how quick the millions in the WW2 military grew, compared to Bonner's reluctance over 2,000 or 3,000 heads. I would think readers would probably understand the point and that "zerO" was used just for illustration. If you think the actual number is important to the discussion, you should probably post it.