Why don't more Soldiers vote?

Actually, I think this comes to representation in the modern era.

As the times have changed the military voter has changed as well.

We can no longer be classified as primarily Republican or primarily Democrat.

Although more military votes Republican than any other party (35%-40%), that figure really doesn't mean much, because of the actual spread.

As more studies come out, most military are starting to "identify" not as the classic R/D parties, but generally as independent. That in turn means that the available representation, those who they can vote for, is not who they want to vote for.

Just because I have a vote, doesn't mean the candidates on the ballot are entitled to it. In many cases, I have looked at both (or all candidates) and said, I would rather have none of them have it than give it to any of them. These people do not represent me, my beliefs or what I want in this country.

The two reigning parties have political philosophies which have many good points. They also have points which are so bad that I cannot in good conscience support at all. The question of "How can you support a person to condones X?" comes up, and not having a valid answer is reasonable.

So I don't necessarily think it's apathy. I think as our forces are getting smarter, and they have access to more information more easily, they have a harder time choosing.

study the works of the two time recipient of the congressional medal of honor Smedley Darlington Butler (1881 - 1940) especially His 1935 pamphlet "war is a racket" and the world war 2 european combat veteran Howard Zinn (1920 - 2010) to understand as why many current military, ex military, non military lost confidence since the thriving evil people continue to thrive.

The way i figure it, express Your own opinion and vote each and every time. If You didn't even participate in the voting process then I have no interest in hearing You complain about the results.

Easy choice. The condition of the US (military, economy, border, respect internationally, ..........) after 4 years with President Trump or after 4 years with Harris/Biden

That is a good one. This is me...I enlisted into the military in July 1987. I voted up until then. The POTUS is Commander in Chief. As a warrior, I am obligated to follow "lawful orders" whether I agree with them or not. So, when the order came down to go to war, whether i agreed with it or not, we packed up our sh-t and went (which I was honored to do several times.) My point, whether I voted for a POTUS or not, I followed his lawful order. Now that I have retired and moved to another area, I guess I am just too lazy to re-register.

If you don't vote, then don't bitch about the government, because you are part of the problem.

I would gather that it's primarily about the state of politics today. The current party structure puts everything in the hands of the extremists in BOTH parties. They are given a choice between between candidates that appeal only to those with hardcore political beliefs. I would encourage these service members to consider other options, like exploring other candidates and parties that come closer to their own beliefs.

The army once had a long tradition of being non-political - at least while on active duty. I don't believe the army has any long traditions left, but perhaps that long history of avoiding politics still contributes to the alarming ignorance and apathy among service members.

It's kind of hard to vote for persons one can't trust to follow high standards of ethical conduct.

Alright, I know our military is just an arm of the oil industry, but this is what happens when Americans don't step up and do their duty. We're VOTERS. Yeah, almost all the people who fought for MY vote wore long skirts and bonnets, but force-feeding through nose tubes just to have a say is something I won't forget or disrespect. Vote, dammit. It's why you're an American.