Comment on Army Sees Sharp Decline in White Recruits
Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 8 months agoThe army is very conservative when it comes to white troops. Sadly, this will impact our ability to go to war since white troops make up the combat arms and special forces
Here is an interesting admission that conservatism favors white people over others for some things, despite wintermule’s pathological and repeated assertions that the progressives are the racist ones.
Also of note is the use of the word “sadly”, which would seem to indicate the knowledge that conservatism is not best possible guiding philosophy for all situations.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It doesn’t favor white people. Where did you get that hogwash? Conservatives are more duty bound and well love the country. So yes, they serve in the military at a higher rate. White people are more likely to to combat arms.
Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Ok sorry, I must have misunderstood. All I know is, despite my ASVAN I didn’t actually get a choice of MOS
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Now if this is a topic that interest you. I’ll try to dig up the old study I read. It’s fascinating why groups join the military. Many whites join for “adventure” and that’s why they go into combat roles. Wealthy families are highly represented in combat arms and especially special forces.
Black people join for careers and job skills. They go to non-combat units. Who wants to do 20 years in infantry ?
Good study. Explains why you see the breakdown in certain mos classifications and why special forces is so white and wealthy.
Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Hmm yes very interesting. I’d like to read that. It sounds almost as if you could make some careful inferences about US society as a whole based on observations of the military.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
That means you didn’t score very high or there wasn’t very much available when you enlisted.