Although military veterans make up a small proportion of the total population of the United States, they occupy a significantly higher proportion of the jobs in the civilian government. One possible explanation for this disproportionate representation is that military service familiarizes people with certain organizational structures that are also reflected in the civilian government bureaucracy, and this familiarity thus __ 14 Mark for Review Which choice most logically completes the text? A makes civilian government jobs especially appealing to millitary veterans. B alters the typical relationship between military service and subsequent career preferences. C encourages nonveterans applying for civilian government jobs to consider military service instead. D increases the number of civilian government jobs that require some amount of military experience to perform.