For consideration: should only those who have served in any of the seven uniformed services be allowed to vote?

No, there are folks who cannot serve due to no fault of their own. My youngest son is one who would have loved to serve but couldn't due to cancer.

No

COL (Join to see) The first time I saw the movie was at SONAR School. It became one of those guilty pleasure movies that I enjoy, but don't like admitting I enjoy. It was here on RP that someone said to me "Like the movie, read the book." So I did. How they can say that movie is based on the book is beyond me. It is so "loosely based" that they are two different entities entirely. Getting to your point, both the book and the movie hit on the point that only Veterans are considered to be citizens. Our founding fathers did not want this nation to be a monarchy or a police state. That is why the elements of the Bill of Rights are so important along with the Amendments that follow. Making service a requirement rather than a choice for citizenship would serve two negatives (my opinion only) First it would require a huge increase in Federal Spending. IF everyone who turned 17 or 18 decided they wanted to be a citizen, and service was required for citizenship, then it would be incumbent upon the Federal Government to accept all who volunteer. That means finding Federal Jobs for those people for at least two years. That means funding that job for at least two years. With such a small percentage of people volunteering right now, and the state of the Federal Budget, that would mean HUGE tax increases. He second negative that it would serve is that it would greatly shift the balance of ideals to the conservative side. I don't mean that as being a conservative is bad. What I mean is that in a free society we should be open to all ideas (someone put on the White House page that we should fund the Death Star). Even if we disagree with an idea with every fiber of our being, we should still be open to hearing that idea. Leaning too far to the conservative or the liberal side of the spectrum leads to those with opposing ideas remaining silent.
So while I do think that everyone should have to take and pass the same test given to those wishing to be naturalized citizens, I do not think that being a Veteran should be required. That being said, voting is a right not a privilege, so even requiring individuals to take the citizenship test would violate that right. Then again, the right to keep and bear arms is a constitutionally protected right that has been violated heavily, so it is not unprecedented that a right be limited by the government.