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[–] 6484884? 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

That's 11,088,000 feet. If you put one solider every 10 feet then that's 1,108,800 positions on the border. Each position would need to be staffed by 3 8 hour shifts, 7 days a week, giving 23,284,800 shifts.

You'd need 4,767,840 soldiers manning a post 40 hours a week for 24/7 coverage.

Our current active duty military numbers only 1,281,900 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces

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[–] deanna [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

bit late to the game but it's super hot how you mathed this up. you're the kind of user Voat deserves. thanks!

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[–] 6541524? ago 

I had to calculate staff needed in a previous job so it just felt natural for me to ponder the numbers of your suggestion - thanks for giving me something to think about, other than going crazy because of Hillary.