There is no requirement that the President have military experience. However, the President is the Commander in Chief of the US Military. As such, it is certainly a big plus in the minds of many people, including the military.
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∙ 9y agoNo, you do not have to have served in the military to become President of the United States. The three requirements listed in the Constitution are 1- you must be born within the US or its territories, 2- be over age 35, and 3 -to have lived in the United States at least 14 years.
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∙ 16y agoThere is no legal requirement to be a veteran.
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∙ 15y agoNo, in fact there were several great presidents who did not serve in the military including, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge and William Howard Taft.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Beyond age birth place and citizenship there are no requirements.
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∙ 14y agoThe president of the US does not have to be in the military to be president.
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∙ 12y agoNo, in fact, many of the presidents have never even served in the Military. Only twenty of the 43 had war time service and 15 had no military service at all.
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∙ 9y agoNo country stipulates a candidate must have served in the country's military.
commander in chief
A person becomes a President of A country when people selected or voted for them to be President or if in a country that is not democratic the military has to pick one to be the President
The president can serve up to eight years, which is two terms. A term is four years. A limit has been set, so our government will not become a dictatorship.
They serve in four year terms. Currently, a president can only serve 2 terms.
The president is the commander-in-chief over all military powers in the US. He consults with the military chiefs of staff but he is the commander and they serve at his will. Congress determines what the military will be and appropriates the funding for it.
Yes.
Lincoln.
No- Wilson had no military service when he was elected President.
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the speaker of the house
The US President is the Comander in Chief of the US Military
speaker of the house
then it lets them control military better
Martin van Buren, the 8th president of the United States, did not serve in the military as he was born in 1782, the year after the British surrender at Yorktown. However van Buren was the first American-born citizen to become president, and of Dutch descent, he was the first president not of English or Irish parents.