Table 8a. Which of the Democratic candidates do you think has the best position on: [DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS N = 655]
Which of the Republican candidates do you think has the best position on: [REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS N = 95]
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In 2006, blacks made up 22 percent of the U.S. Army overall, but comprised only 12.3 percent of the officer corps and between seven and eight percent of the combat arms officers. The combat arms branches represent the principal pipeline to the Army's senior ranks. In 1990, blacks were 29.1 percent of the Army, but only 11 percent of the officer corps.
Source: Lt. Colonel Anthony D. Reyes, Strategic Options for Managing Diversity in the U.S. Army, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, June 2006