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Having people with a variety of backgrounds would help with a bit of understanding of the countries around the world where the military is engaged.
by ape4 6y ago
Having people with a variety of backgrounds would help with a bit of understanding of the countries around the world where the military is engaged.
- blantonl 6y agoAnd given that the United States armed forces are incredibly diverse, so should it's representative leadership.
- ReptileMan 6y agoUs armed forces are like 80% white when I skimmed the official data.
- wongarsu 6y agoIn case anybody else had to look it up: The US as a whole is 63.3% white (55% for people aged 18-19, 74% for people aged 55-64).
- cmurf 6y agoLooking at "All officers", it's about the same as the civilian workforce. i.e. both armed and civilian work forces under represent black Americans. Enlisted is more diverse than the general population, and officers are less diverse than the general population. https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/demographics-us-military https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/demographics-us-military