The following gives us some perspective on numbers and the "pol-vet" process. Seems a balanced article.

Government Executive
Both parties court military veteran candidates as wars continue
By Otto Kreisher
CongressDaily
October 3, 2008

With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan hot issues in the national elections, both parties have tried to recruit military veterans to run in congressional races.
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At least 52 veterans -- about half of whom have served in the current conflicts and some who still are active in the National Guard or reserves -- ran as non-incumbents in House and Senate primaries across the nation. At least 33 of those veterans have survived into the general elections, where they will join about 100 incumbents with military service who are seeking re-election.
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At the beginning of this session, 30 senators and 100 House members claimed military service, including time in the reserves or Guard. One of those died and 17 are retiring, are seeking other offices or were defeated in primaries. ...
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cf...d=41126&sid=60

Here is how one "pol-vet" candidate approaches the political process - his webpage is here.

http://www.summersforcongress.org/

Here are comments by three major newspapers, when he entered the race in 2007.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/mai...eyes_congress/

http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/07/06/cq_3024.html

http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.co...s/4163525.html

Up to you guys to judge whether he flunks or passes the military officer ethics test - it's not my department.