Comments on: Military Attracting Fewer Black, Urban Recruits

By: Just Me

Just Me — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:30:16 +0000

I suspect more military recruits are from red states, because they tend to be more patriotic, and are probably more likely to support the war.

Also, I hope the military moves away from promoting itself as a "jobs" program. That is one recruiting tool that has always bugged me-sure the military can provide good training, and that training can make you more appealing in the civilian market, but the military is about defending the country, and serving where the president thinks you need to go-it isn't about getting money to go to school or having a job.

By: fdhif

fdhif — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:38:54 +0000

Its clear whats going on-- because Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are engaging in unpatriotic activity by criticizing the President these people are no longer signing up. This should be grounds for jailing those two terrorist-lovers for sedition.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:21:56 +0000

Nah, they're just rednecks with no job prospects.

By: LJD

LJD — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:07:53 +0000

How about youths from rural areas are more likely to be red-staters, and therefore, supportive of the military and the Mission.

Whereas urban youths are more into their crack pipes...

By: Christopher Fotos

Christopher Fotos — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:33:54 +0000

The Post story basically casts the military as exploiting the misfortune of impoverished rural citizens. What caught my attention was the story's reliance on data provided by the supposedly nonpartisan National Priorties Project, which you can see is anything but neutral once you start perusing their website--right down to a "cost of war" running graphic and links to MoveOn.org and other antiwar groups.

By: Elmo

Elmo — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:17:31 +0000

No, but I'm sure there is a Maytag in there somewhere .... for the left.