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Political Science - Some Presidents have served in active combat and some have served in the National Guard, never having seen combat. Other Presidents have not served in the military at all. Do you believe that the President, in order to effectively fulfill the role as commander in chief, must have served in the military prior to being elected President? Brieflydiscuss why.
I believe the role of President is anyway very complex and accountable. Therefore doing justice with such a role requires a wider knowledge base to which military experience is an added advantage. Having said that, it shall be rather too much to opine that the President must have served in the military prior to being elected as a President. An overall knowledge of the military would suffice if the President has the ability to comprehend the crux of the military itself. In fact, standing as a civilian authority to oversee the activities of country’s military in order to ensure that such activities are not against the civil safety and welfare and especially that in cases where such military decisions or performance may lead to drastic consequences for the country out of the recklessness of military. Therefore, hailing from the military background may not be made a mandatory because that rather restricts the thought-process of a President. The President may be unable to look at the larger picture.