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To: Bill who wrote (275853)	10/21/2008 2:20:19 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

What is the racial composition of the military? I'm not sure though I do know that blacks are a larger percentage in the military then they are in society in general. And I can promise you that many blacks in the military are not going to vote for the One because they know his disdain for them. I guess 23% of the military must be the percentage of douche bags awaiting general discharges or worse:)

To: Bill who wrote (275853)	10/21/2008 2:41:16 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

What is the racial composition of the military? As with previous Military Times surveys the respondents in 2008 were disproportionately white, male and officers. The actual Army population is about 85% male, 14% regular commissioned officers (not including Warrant Officers), and 60% white. The active-duty members of the Army who responded to the Military Times poll were 90% male, 45% regular commissioned officers, and 71% white. Furthermore, the Army's junior enlisted ranks are dramatically underrepresented in the Military Times surveys. About 47% of the Army serves in the ranks of E-1 through E-4. These ranks comprise only 6% of the active Army population included in the 2008 Military Times survey. (The samples of each of the previous Military Times surveys are nearly identical in the degree to which they represent the active military population). Bottom Line: these surveys should in no way be used to assess aggregate attitudes across the force. pollster.com