| 12 Presidents did not serve in the military: both Adams, Van Buren, Cleveland, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover (although he did see service in the Boxer Rebellion), Franklin Roosevelt, Clinton, and Obama.
Also, there were 12 presidents who were generals in the US Army before they were elected: Washington, Jackson, Harrison, Taylor, Pierce, Andrew Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, and Eisenhower. If only Dubya was a general. |