var SA_Message="SACategory=" + thisNode; Hello Edit Profile Sign Out Sign In Register Now ... Subscribe to SEARCH: News Web var ie = document.getElementById?true:false; ie ? formSize=27 : formSize=24 ; document.write(''); Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com Nation National Security ... E-Mail This Article RSS News Feeds Top News Military What is RSS? All RSS Feeds Steady Drop in Black Army Recruits Data Said to Reflect Views on Iraq War By Josh White Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 9, 2005; Page A01 The percentage of new Army recruits who are black has slipped dramatically over the past five years, reflecting a lack of support among African Americans for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as an economy that is providing more enticing options at home, according to Army studies, military experts and recruiters. Since fiscal 2000, when African Americans made up 23.5 percent of Army recruits, their numbers have fallen steadily to less than 14 percent in this fiscal year, officials said. A similar trend has reduced the number of female Army recruits, who have dropped from 22 percent in 2000 to about 17 percent of this year's new soldiers. Video
Washington Post's Josh White discusses his story on the recent drop in black Army recruits. | |
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