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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 65
5	5	August 24, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives KURTZ, PENTERMAN, C. ANDERSON,
6	6	BEHNKE, BRANDTJEN, CALLAHAN, CONLEY, DITTRICH, DONOVAN, EDMING,
7	7	GOEBEN, GUNDRUM, GUSTAFSON, S. JOHNSON, KITCHENS, MICHALSKI, MURSAU,
8	8	O'CONNOR, ORTIZ-VELEZ, RATCLIFF, RETTINGER, SCHMIDT, SCHRAA, SHANKLAND,
9	9	SINICKI, SPIROS, STUBBS, SUBECK, TITTL, TRANEL and TUSLER, cosponsored by
10	10	Senators WIMBERGER, BALLWEG, CABRAL-GUEVARA, COWLES, HESSELBEIN,
11	11	JAMES, KNODL, MARKLEIN, NASS, PFAFF, SPREITZER, WANGGAARD and BRADLEY.
12	12	Referred to Committee on Rules.
13	13	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
14	14	Relating to: honoring 50 years of volunteer service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
15	15	Whereas, on January 27, 1973, the U.S. military officially ended the draft and
16	16	transitioned to an all-volunteer force; and
17	17	Whereas, the U.S. Armed Forces have successfully fulfilled the military needs
18	18	of the United States in the 50 years since, solely on the basis of voluntary service; and
19	19	Whereas, an all-volunteer force has been used in all military conflicts since
20	20	1973, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and
21	21	Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
22	22	Whereas, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, since the end of military
23	23	conscription in 1973 more than 11 million have joined active duty service, and today
24	24	more than 1.5 million men and women serve across the total force; and
25	25	Whereas, voluntary service in the U.S. Armed Forces provides men and women
26	26	with training, career mobility, financial benefits, community, connection, and
27	27	common purpose; and
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45	45	Whereas, the U.S. Department of Defense reports that the U.S. military's
46	46	retention numbers are “outstanding,” with every service exceeding 100 percent of its
47	47	goals last year; and
48	48	Whereas, the all-volunteer Armed Forces are the most professional and
49	49	capable military in the world and have been instrumental in preserving the freedoms
50	50	and values of the United States; and
51	51	Whereas, the volunteer service of the men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces
52	52	represents a tradition of patriotism and sacrifice that is a vital part of the American
53	53	spirit; now, therefore, be it
54	54	Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the
55	55	Wisconsin Legislature recognize and honor the sacrifices, contributions, and
56	56	achievements of those who have volunteered to serve in the United States Armed
57	57	Forces over the last 50 years.
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