"And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II"

In this quote, Oliver North is talking about the decrease in the variety of young people serving in the military compared to World War II. He keeps in mind that throughout the war, there were 16.5 million males and females in uniform, however today there are just roughly a million. This is despite the reality that the population of the nation has actually nearly doubled since then. North is highlighting the considerable difference in the variety of young people happy to serve their country in the military. This could be seen as a reflection of altering attitudes and priorities amongst the more youthful generation.