Actually, whites and blacks are barely overrepresented. The biggest over/under representation is by region. The South produces far more people who enlist in the military than any other region and the Northeast is the lowest.
I think he’s complaining about the over representation of blacks and Hispanics in the armed forces. He’s not explicitly wrong.
Why would it be right to complain about blacks and Hispanics in the armed forces?
Blacks/Hispanics around 33%. Too many? Too few? Whitey still around 67%. Since it all volunteer, he is wrong. Draftees suck, not universally but enough to lower efficiency. Two year enlistments are a recipe for disaster.
You are incorrect.
A heritage Foundation study, via DoD data, shows Whites are slightly over represented in the US Military, as are Negroes.
Whites are much more over represented in the combat arms jobs while Negroes and others are under represented.
So-called "Hispanic" people are under represented in all categories of the military.
The demographic study also points out that lower income people are under represented in the military, thus shooting down the fallacy poor people join to get the benefits.
Blacks and Hispanics are underrepresented in the combat arms, especially in the special forces units and always have been.
Which is ridiculous - the last time the idiot Rangle brought it up it was proven that the other minorities where under-represented in the military. In other words - it’s those middle class white-boys that make up the largest percentage of the military.
I agree with the sentiment that going back to the Vietnam era setup is just DUMB! As a side note - this idiot NEVER served when the draft existed! He entered Westpoint just a year before it ended!
Actually, whites and blacks are barely overrepresented. The biggest over/under representation is by region. The South produces far more people who enlist in the military than any other region and the Northeast is the lowest.
He is not wrong...however, representation by racial and ethnic group as members of the military does not equate to the same casualty rate experienced by same. Google WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan and I think you’ll find that if you look beyond just the percentages of member groups to the casualty rates, you’ll find that their experience rates are less than their member representative rates. The truth gets obscured when various groups (of ethnic or racial persuasion) try to muddy the waters with the member rates and gloss over the casualty rates.
Actually you’re wrong. Blacks are under represented in combat arms. Hispanics are a bit over represented. As it has always been the evil white grunt is well represented in combat arms , KIA and WIA lists. But go ahead perpetuate myths if you must.