Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-25

[Admiral Yi]

In places still, think SW lad joining the Marines, Inner city Scots entering the now amalgamated Scottish regiments, and I think Northern city youths are still much more likely to join up than their southern counterparts* .

*Please note I pulled all of these quaint cameos off the top of my head / out of my arse.

I wasn't thinking of UK and France.  I was thinking of Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, etc., etc.

[Admiral Yi]

Similarly from that, I think for the enlisted the US military is less white than the civilian workforce - so it may not be red state farm boys signing up in South Carolina.

Your link says in every branch whites are over represented except the navy (!).

[Sheilbh]

Your link says in every branch whites are over represented except the navy (!).

I said enlisted - look at the race and ethnicity by rank compared with civilian population. Also I don't think it is just the navy, though I think that's the only one across male and female personnel.

[Admiral Yi]

You're right.  White *men* are over represented in every branch except the navy.