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**adariseediups** · 04-10-2012, 10:48 AM

* Whereas blacks comprise 17% of Americans ages 18-39 with high school degrees, they represent only a slightly larger proportion of enlisted soldiers, at 21%.

* Whites were significantly overrepresented among enlisted Army personnel in 2010

* While 58% of Americans 18-39 years old are white, 64% of the Army's enlisted men and women are.

* Whites are underrepresented to a minor degree in only one category, in which blacks are overrepresented: Army officers

* 74% of 25-54 year-olds with bachelor's degrees are white

* 72% of Army officers are white

* 8% of 25-54 year-olds with B.A.s are black

* 13% of Army officers are black

* While 60% of 18-24 year-olds with a high school degree are white and 17% are black, 64% of new enlistees are white and 19% are black.

* Asians and Pacific Islanders, which make up the fastest-growing American demographic, are underrepresented in the Army, as are Hispanics.

That gives us majority control of some heavy weaponry including the nuclear arsenal.

04-10-2012, 10:48 AM	#22
adariseediups Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	* Whereas blacks comprise 17% of Americans ages 18-39 with high school degrees, they represent only a slightly larger proportion of enlisted soldiers, at 21%. * Whites were significantly overrepresented among enlisted Army personnel in 2010 * While 58% of Americans 18-39 years old are white, 64% of the Army's enlisted men and women are. * Whites are underrepresented to a minor degree in only one category, in which blacks are overrepresented: Army officers * 74% of 25-54 year-olds with bachelor's degrees are white * 72% of Army officers are white * 8% of 25-54 year-olds with B.A.s are black * 13% of Army officers are black * While 60% of 18-24 year-olds with a high school degree are white and 17% are black, 64% of new enlistees are white and 19% are black. * Asians and Pacific Islanders, which make up the fastest-growing American demographic, are underrepresented in the Army, as are Hispanics. That gives us majority control of some heavy weaponry including the nuclear arsenal.
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