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orangecrush

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Fri Aug 29, 2025, 11:56 AM Aug 29

Just found some interesting figures on racial composition of the U.S. military [View all]




In the U.S. military as of late 2022/early 2023, approximately 31.2% to 31.6% of active-duty members identified as being part of a racial minority group, while about 17.4% to 18.4% identified as Hispanic or Latino. To find the percentage of non-white and Latino service members, you would add these figures, which is roughly 48.6% to 50% of active-duty military personnel."

https://news.usni.org/2023/11/29/department-of-defense-2022-demographic-profile#:~:text=Over%20two%2Dthirds%20(68.8%25),identify%20as%20Hispanic%20or%20Latino.





And that's not figuring in the number of women.


Fuck you, Hegseth and your butt boy Miller.




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I wouldn't be surprised Diraven Aug 29 #1
I wouldn't be surprised orangecrush Aug 29 #4
You're adding two categories together... SickOfTheOnePct Aug 29 #2
Yes orangecrush Aug 29 #3
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