Indeed, the Heritage report showed that "low-income families are underrepresented in the military and high-income families are overrepresented. Go To Site

In 2008, using data provided by the Defense Department, the Heritage Foundation found that only 11% of enlisted military recruits in 2007 came from the poorest one-fifth, or quintile, of American neighborhoods (as of the 2000 Census), while 25% came from the wealthiest quintile.

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