[junta]

Never mind, USA did their part in fueling the racial hysteria mania by adding the last sentence.

[kabar]

agree. "The reasons for the racial divide are unclear, but several theories have emerged, including lingering racism in some quarters of the military and a tendency among black recruits to choose jobs that help them find work in the civilian sector."

It demeans the patriotism and self-sacrifice of African-Americans implying that they are serving for crass material reasons unlike their white counterparts. I don't find the underrepresentation in the elite and highly technical areas of the military to be all that surprising given the sad state of inner-city schools. It has less to do with racism than competence.