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African American Officers' Role in the Future Army

While African Americans are well represented in the nation's armed services overall, their numbers appear to be thinning in the army officer corps. Colonel Kendrick's study, based on intensive focus groups and surveys, examines what black officers themselves perceive to be causing this problem.


Under-representation of Hispanic-American Officers in the Army's Officer Corps: A Study of an Inverse Dynamic

Hispanics-Americans are now the fastest growing group in the United States. According to Census projections, they will constitute the largest minority group in the nation in less than a decade. In Fact, they would count as the largest group today if the population of Puerto Rio were included. Among youth, ages 18 and under, Hispanic-Americans already make up the largest minority group in the country. By 2035, one if five Americans will be a Hispanics-American.


Major Factors Affecting Recruitment: Making Them Work for the Army

Major Factors Affecting Recruitment: Making Them Work for the Army

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Did You Know?

As of December 31, 2006, 3,000 U.S. service members had been killed fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The overwhelming majority (86.8 percent) of the fatalities came from the nation’s middle-income communities (zip codes with median household incomes between $30,000 and $100,000). Learn more