what does this sentence mean? "Are you affiliated with U.S. military?"

[mehdi 100]

I run into this question in a form and wondering if i understand it correctly or not?
Does it mean if i experienced of being in the U.S. military (as a soldier)or not?

 

[emsr2d2]

I [strike]run[/strike] ran into this question in a form and I am wondering if I [strike]understand[/strike] understood it correctly or not?

[strike]Does it mean[/strike] Is it asking if I have [strike]experienced[/strike] experience of being in the U.S. military (as a soldier) or not?

This should help you understand "affiliation with US military".

 

[5jj]

According to that definition, I should think that 90% of the American population have been affiliated to the military at some time in their lives.

 

[mehdi 100]

Thank you emsr2d2 and 5jj for your informative responses. I have another question:

Are these questions grammatically correct? "Is it asking if I experiencing of being in the U.S. military or not?"
"Is it asking if I experiencing to be in the U.S. military or not?"
I learned something about participial phrase and I want to know if it works in this way or not.

If I am posting my questions in a wrong place, please inform me the right category in this site to ask such simple questions!

 

[emsr2d2]

Thank you emsr2d2 and 5jj for your informative responses. I have another question:

Are these questions grammatically correct? "Is it asking if I experiencing of being in the U.S. military or not?"
"Is it asking if I experiencing to be in the U.S. military or not?"
I learned something about participial phrase and I want to know if it works in this way or not.

If I am posting my questions in a wrong place, please inform me the right category in this site to ask such simple questions!

No.

Is it asking if I have [any] experience​ of being in the US military?

 

[Barb_D]

According to that definition, I should think that 90% of the American population have been affiliated to the military at some time in their lives.

A tiny fraction of that number.

 

[konungursvia]

According to that definition, I should think that 90% of the American population have been affiliated to the military at some time in their lives.

Very scary. And Halloween's over.

 

[Barb_D]

Really? What's scary about working in service to your government?

 

[konungursvia]

My own father was an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, so to me, nothing. But if 90% of a country's population were in it, that would remind me of the concept of the timocracy, and would conjure images of North Korea. And America's influence is vast -- so if it ever leaned in the direction of over-militarization, there would be consequences all around. Let's put it that way, as if it were purely hypothetical.