<Table> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Service </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Active Service </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Donald J. Trump </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Texas Air National Guard , United States Air Force </Td> <Td> First Lieutenant </Td> <Td> Stateside service as pilot during Vietnam War ( 1968 -- 1973 ) . Received early discharge in 1973 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None . Signed agreement to join Reserve Officer Training Corps at University of Arkansas during Vietnam War . Subsequently withdrew and entered draft , but received high draft number and was not drafted . ( See Bill Clinton : Vietnam War opposition and draft controversy . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Lieutenant ( Junior Grade ) </Td> <Td> Navy pilot in World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) . Shot down and received the Distinguished Flying Cross . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> United States Army Reserve , United States Army Air Corps </Td> <Td> Captain </Td> <Td> Stateside service during World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) ; Army Reserve ( 1937 -- 1942 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> United States Navy </Td> <Td> Lieutenant ( navy ) </Td> <Td> Served during World War II as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy . Sea duty and stateside service 1946 -- 1953 during the Korean War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Lieutenant Commander </Td> <Td> World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) ; combat on USS Monterey , discharged in 1946 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Commander </Td> <Td> World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) ; earned two battle stars for service in the Pacific . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Commander </Td> <Td> World War II received Silver Star medal after observation mission in which aircraft he was on came under Japanese attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Lieutenant ( navy ) </Td> <Td> Served in combat during World War II . Received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> United States Army </Td> <Td> General of the Army </Td> <Td> Stateside service during World War I. Served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) . Visited troops in Korea in December 1952 . Entire active - duty career spanned from 1915 until 1969 ( excepting his two terms as president ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry S. Truman </Td> <Td> Missouri Army National Guard , United States Army , United States Army Reserve </Td> <Td> Colonel </Td> <Td> Stateside National Guard service in Missouri ( 1905 -- 1911 ) ; served in combat in France during World War I ( 1917 -- 1918 ) ; transferred to Army Reserve and retired in 1953 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None ; Assistant Secretary of the Navy during World War I. Attempted to resign in order to enter uniformed service , but resignation not accepted . Visited France as part of Navy Department duties to observe military activities first hand . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None ; helped guide US Marines in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Warren G. Harding </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Howard Taft </Td> <Td> Connecticut Home Guard </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None ; United States Secretary of War 1904 -- 1908 . Enlisted in Connecticut Home Guard for World War I . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Theodore Roosevelt </Td> <Td> United States Army </Td> <Td> Colonel </Td> <Td> New York National Guard , 1882 to 1886 , captain and company commander . Spanish -- American War service as second in command and then commander of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry ( Rough Riders ) . Only U.S. President to receive the Medal of Honor ( awarded posthumously
<Table> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Service </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Active Service </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Donald J. Trump </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> <Td> Texas Air National Guard , United States Air Force </Td> <Td> First Lieutenant </Td> <Td> Stateside service as pilot during Vietnam War ( 1968 -- 1973 ) . Received early discharge in 1973 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None . Signed agreement to join Reserve Officer Training Corps at University of Arkansas during Vietnam War . Subsequently withdrew and entered draft , but received high draft number and was not drafted . ( See Bill Clinton : Vietnam War opposition and draft controversy . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Lieutenant ( Junior Grade ) </Td> <Td> Navy pilot in World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) . Shot down and received the Distinguished Flying Cross . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> <Td> United States Army Reserve , United States Army Air Corps </Td> <Td> Captain </Td> <Td> Stateside service during World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) ; Army Reserve ( 1937 -- 1942 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> <Td> United States Navy </Td> <Td> Lieutenant ( navy ) </Td> <Td> Served during World War II as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy . Sea duty and stateside service 1946 -- 1953 during the Korean War . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Lieutenant Commander </Td> <Td> World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) ; combat on USS Monterey , discharged in 1946 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Commander </Td> <Td> World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) ; earned two battle stars for service in the Pacific . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Commander </Td> <Td> World War II received Silver Star medal after observation mission in which aircraft he was on came under Japanese attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> United States Naval Reserve </Td> <Td> Lieutenant ( navy ) </Td> <Td> Served in combat during World War II . Received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> United States Army </Td> <Td> General of the Army </Td> <Td> Stateside service during World War I. Served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II ( 1942 -- 1945 ) . Visited troops in Korea in December 1952 . Entire active - duty career spanned from 1915 until 1969 ( excepting his two terms as president ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry S. Truman </Td> <Td> Missouri Army National Guard , United States Army , United States Army Reserve </Td> <Td> Colonel </Td> <Td> Stateside National Guard service in Missouri ( 1905 -- 1911 ) ; served in combat in France during World War I ( 1917 -- 1918 ) ; transferred to Army Reserve and retired in 1953 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None ; Assistant Secretary of the Navy during World War I. Attempted to resign in order to enter uniformed service , but resignation not accepted . Visited France as part of Navy Department duties to observe military activities first hand . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None ; helped guide US Marines in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Warren G. Harding </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Howard Taft </Td> <Td> Connecticut Home Guard </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> None ; United States Secretary of War 1904 -- 1908 . Enlisted in Connecticut Home Guard for World War I . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Theodore Roosevelt </Td> <Td> United States Army </Td> <Td> Colonel </Td> <Td> New York National Guard , 1882 to 1886 , captain and company commander . Spanish -- American War service as second in command and then commander of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry ( Rough Riders ) . Only U.S. President to receive the Medal of Honor ( awarded posthumously
who was the last military general to be elected president
who was the last military general to be elected president
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower