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Changing of the Guard

CHANGING OF THE GUARD Demographic makeup of the U.S. armed forces has changed considerably since 1975, the end of the Vietnam era and beginning of the all-volunteer force, Pentagon figures show. 1975 1999 Number of recruits Number of recruits 299,000 189,000 Female enlistees Female enlistees 2% 15% Black enlistees Black enlistees 14% 22% Hispanic enlistees Hispanic enlistees 1.4% 9% High-school educated recruits High-school educated recruits 61% 93% Recruits from the South Recruits from the South 35% 40% Number of enlistees Number of enlistees 1.825 million 1.15 million Enlistees' age (mean) Enlistees' age (mean) 24.92 27.26 years years Enlistees' months of service (mean) Enlistees' months of service (mean) 68.17 87.28 SOURCE: Population Representation in the Military Services, annual Department of Defense report issued November 2000. BRIAN CRAGIN / Union-Tribune

Changing of the Guard

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Demographic makeup of the U.S. armed forces has changed considerably since 1975, the end of the Vietnam era and beginning of the all-volunteer force, Pentagon figures show.

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