Originally Posted By: Hankster
The percentage of blacks in the military is demographically overrepresented in some of the branches of the military and underrepresented in others. As far as income levels of the families of recruits, 10.7% come from the lowest quintile ($0-33K), 18.3% come from the next quintile ($33-42K). 24.9% of the recruits are in the 5th quintile ($65-246K).

http://www.freakonomics.com/2008/09/22/who-serves-in-the-military-today/


1. “American soldiers are more educated than their peers. A little more than 1 percent of enlisted personnel lack a high-school degree , compared to 21 percent of men 18 to 24 years old [in the general population].”
2. “Contrary to conventional wisdom, minorities are not overrepresented in the military service.”
3. “The facts do not support the belief that many American soldiers volunteer because society offers them few opportunities. The average enlisted person or officer could have had lucrative career opportunities in the private sector.”
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