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* Whereas blacks comprise 17% of Americans ages 18-39 with high school
degrees, they represent only a slightly larger proportion of enlisted
soldiers, at 21%.
* Whites were significantly overrepresented among enlisted Army personnel in
2010
* While 58% of Americans 18-39 years old are white, 64% of the Army's
enlisted men and women are.
* Whites are underrepresented to a minor degree in only one category, in
which blacks are overrepresented: Army officers
* 74% of 25-54 year-olds with bachelor's degrees are white
* 72% of Army officers are white
* 8% of 25-54 year-olds with B.A.s are black
* 13% of Army officers are black
* While 60% of 18-24 year-olds with a high school degree are white and 17%
are black, 64% of new enlistees are white and 19% are black.
* Asians and Pacific Islanders, which make up the fastest-growing American
demographic, are underrepresented in the Army, as are Hispanics.
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