Dark Earth: From Sea to Shining Sea
Jan 6, 2019 4:18:13 GMT
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Post by simon darkshade on Jan 6, 2019 4:18:13 GMT
The military stat is for 1960; it seems large, but is broadly equivalent to the Korean War force peak.
The USA in 1960 had 88.5% White (3.2% Hispanic), 10.5% Black, 0.3% Indian and 0.5% Asian, so Dark Earth is only a little bit different.
Regarding the draft, it is higher and that will have a lot of social consequences; draft dodging and deferments are less common.
I don't have the raw numbers on the yearly total of men reaching military age from the historical USA in the 50s and 60s, but have done some extrapolation based on the numbers and trends I have found.
The following is a little historical list of yearly call ups. Converting them to a percentage of the population puts Dark Earth 1960 close to the USA in 1952/53.
Inductions (by year) from World War I through the end of the draft (1973)
Year: Number of Inductions
1917: 516,212
1918: 2,294,084
1940: 18,633
1941: 923,842
1942: 3,033,361
1943: 3,323,970
1944: 1,591,942
1945: 945,862
1946: 183,383
1947: 0
1948: 20,348
1949: 9,781
1950: 219,771
1951: 551,806
1952: 438,479
1953: 471,806
1954: 253,230
1955: 152,777
1956: 137,940
1957: 138,504
1958: 142,246
1959: 96,153
1960: 86,602
1961: 118,586
1962: 82,060
1963: 119,265
1964: 112,386
1965: 230,991
1966: 382,010
1967: 228,263
1968: 296,406
1969: 283,586
1970: 162,746
1971: 94,092
1972: 49,514
1973: 646
The USA in 1960 had 88.5% White (3.2% Hispanic), 10.5% Black, 0.3% Indian and 0.5% Asian, so Dark Earth is only a little bit different.
Regarding the draft, it is higher and that will have a lot of social consequences; draft dodging and deferments are less common.
I don't have the raw numbers on the yearly total of men reaching military age from the historical USA in the 50s and 60s, but have done some extrapolation based on the numbers and trends I have found.
The following is a little historical list of yearly call ups. Converting them to a percentage of the population puts Dark Earth 1960 close to the USA in 1952/53.
Inductions (by year) from World War I through the end of the draft (1973)
Year: Number of Inductions
1917: 516,212
1918: 2,294,084
1940: 18,633
1941: 923,842
1942: 3,033,361
1943: 3,323,970
1944: 1,591,942
1945: 945,862
1946: 183,383
1947: 0
1948: 20,348
1949: 9,781
1950: 219,771
1951: 551,806
1952: 438,479
1953: 471,806
1954: 253,230
1955: 152,777
1956: 137,940
1957: 138,504
1958: 142,246
1959: 96,153
1960: 86,602
1961: 118,586
1962: 82,060
1963: 119,265
1964: 112,386
1965: 230,991
1966: 382,010
1967: 228,263
1968: 296,406
1969: 283,586
1970: 162,746
1971: 94,092
1972: 49,514
1973: 646
