Kerry shows true self

[LuvRPgrl]

Kerry basically told the truth. That the military is filled with people who didnt have a good shot at an education so they joined the military. That , at least in my opinion, constitues the majority of the military. So alot of people who dont get a shot at an education join the military. And people think thats a false statement ? Why dont you focus on Bush's idiotic statements that he makes as our president rather than Kerry...Sheesh..

Well, there's your opinion, then there is the facts.

According to a comprehensive study of all enlistees for the years 1998-99 and 2003 that The Heritage Foundation just released, the typical recruit in the all-volunteer force is wealthier, more educated and more rural than the average 18- to 24-year-old citizen is. Indeed, for every two recruits coming from the poorest neighborhoods, there are three recruits coming from the richest neighborhoods.

In fact, since the 9/11 attacks, more volunteers have emerged from the middle and upper classes and fewer from the lowest-income groups. In 1999, both the highest fifth of the nation in income and the lowest fifth were slightly underrepresented among military volunteers. Since 2001, enlistments have increased in the top two-fifths of income levels but have decreased among the lowest fifth.

http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed112905a.cfm?RenderforPrint=1

 

[trobinett]

Well, there's your opinion, then there is the facts.

According to a comprehensive study of all enlistees for the years 1998-99 and 2003 that The Heritage Foundation just released, the typical recruit in the all-volunteer force is wealthier, more educated and more rural than the average 18- to 24-year-old citizen is. Indeed, for every two recruits coming from the poorest neighborhoods, there are three recruits coming from the richest neighborhoods.

In fact, since the 9/11 attacks, more volunteers have emerged from the middle and upper classes and fewer from the lowest-income groups. In 1999, both the highest fifth of the nation in income and the lowest fifth were slightly underrepresented among military volunteers. Since 2001, enlistments have increased in the top two-fifths of income levels but have decreased among the lowest fifth.

http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed112905a.cfm?RenderforPrint=1

Easy Now, don't confuse T-Bor with FACTS..:scratch: