| Subject: | Re: Before You Enlist - the reality of military life
| | Date: | Sun, 26 Dec 2004 03:31:10 -0000
| | From: | Barnacle Bill <quahog@fish.net>
| | Newsgroups: | alt.military,alt.activism,alt.activism.student,us.military.army,us.military.navy,alt.military.cadet,soc.culture.usa
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On 2004-12-25, hell_no_we_won't_go <fuck_@rmy.com> wrote:
> * Why do people of color represent 1/3 of all enlisted people, but only 1/8
> of all officers?
Maybe because highly qualified people of color are a premium commodity, and
are vigorously recruited by universities and corporations?
>
> * Why are 1/3 of all homeless people veterans?
Cites?
>
> * If military "high-tech" job training is so great, why do only 12% of male
> recruits and 6% of female recruits ever use their military training in a
> civilian job?
Cites?
>
> * Why are rapes and other assaults on women an on-going crisis in the
> military?
Because they are an on-going crisis in society at large?
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