Interesting article. Currently 71% of the U.S. population between the ages of 17 to 24 would be rejected outright by the U.S. Army. Yet Southern states have the highest number of total recruits that are accepted by the Army?
Also interesting that they talk about the "easy pickings" of recruits from the South because of poverty levels, yet the CFR says that 81% of our total military members are from lower middle to slightly upper middle class neighborhoods? I suppose that 19% could all be in the Army and from the South, but that's highly doubtful.
Fascinating.