Recruiters are looking for reasons other than themselves. So they blame the pool.

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Unless you're talking about a military base or a community whose National Guard unit has been deployed, there's not much impact on daily life.

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If norms change, the military has to adapt to the changes or get left behind.

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The fear is that the military is going to try to replace, consciously or unconsciously, African-Americans with Hispanics.

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The military constantly has to adapt to the society it recruits from.

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The level of compensation hasn't been changed since 1984. Of the 15 nearest cities, our mayor and council are paid the least. That is a gross injustice.

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There are other National Guard units across the country that are doing just OK.

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