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Kurt_and_Hunter

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Tue Apr-27-10 09:03 AM
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Middle-aged black men are much likelier to be veterans than anyone else

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Edited on Tue Apr-27-10 09:24 AM by Kurt_and_Hunter

Random factoid for the day...

In 1973 the US Military was 28% African-American.

(The US population is about 14% AA.)

Today the US military is 16% AA.

(I knew that AA men were way over-represented in the draft but I wouldn't have guessed 28%. Big number.)

Figures from:

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/fall2006/volunteer.html

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