 Americans are generally very supportive of their military but that support doesn't necessarily translate to knowledge about the men and women who serve. Right now less than 1% of the population serves in the military and fewer and fewer of them have a direct connection with the service member increasing the civilian military divide that threatens the viability of our all volunteer force. The Department of Defense launched the This Is Your Military Outreach Initiative to educate the American public about their military. The department's expanding its reach through this initiative to audiences not traditionally connected to the military. This Is Your Military is leveraging social media engagement and maximizing outreach activities across the department to tell the stories of service members and their families in creative and more modern ways sharing an insider's look into military life and the breadth of roles and missions. This initiative is not about people joining military it's about getting Americans to learn about the military and its relevance to their lives. The United States has an incredible all volunteer force and it's worth every American's time to get to know the men and women who serve and what it means to them to serve.