tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post1012889335133266107..comments2023-10-05T05:39:34.163-04:00Comments on The Drawn Cutlass: Who Joins the Military?Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-8740567985871170072012-02-18T02:27:11.233-05:002012-02-18T02:27:11.233-05:00@Steve: the link to the Wall Street Journal articl...@Steve: the link to the Wall Street Journal article is included in the post. That's as far as I can go in assisting you.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-87128510932520691122012-02-17T19:08:26.404-05:002012-02-17T19:08:26.404-05:00I find this very interesting. How can I get a cop...I find this very interesting. How can I get a copy of your data sources?stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813589670984936094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-32951856625461688082011-09-27T20:07:23.245-04:002011-09-27T20:07:23.245-04:00Well, it pulled me in, for one. I had flunked out ...Well, it pulled me in, for one. I had flunked out of college.wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646675016431046350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-57811443915103071592011-09-27T15:17:11.183-04:002011-09-27T15:17:11.183-04:00I think where this originated was during the Vietn...I think where this originated was during the Vietnam War; the draft was pulling in anyone who was unable to go to college due to either lack of money or lack of preparation. That was a time when black Americans didn't have as many education options as today, so many were either drafted or joined to get an education and some skills.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969459.post-15133517825378706562011-09-27T07:46:53.176-04:002011-09-27T07:46:53.176-04:00Non-snarky post follows:
Good for you, Robert. We ...Non-snarky post follows:<br />Good for you, Robert. We need to have our preconceptions challenged by actual facts. Thanks for this. (Now if you could post something factual that challenges your OWN preconceptions, that would be really cool.)wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646675016431046350noreply@blogger.com