Who Signs Up to Fight? Makeup of U.S. Recruits Shows Glaring Disparity More and more, new recruits come from the same small number of counties and are the children of old recruits. Sergeant First Class Dustin Comes, who leads a recruiting station in Colorado Springs, said the high schools with the most military families are the biggest producers of recruits.Credit...Theo Stroomer for The New York Times By Dave Philipps and Tim Arango Jan. 10, 2020 COLORADO SPRINGS — The sergeant in charge of one of the busiest Army recruiting centers in Colorado, Sergeant First Class Dustin Comes, joined the Army, in part, because his father served. Now two of his four children say they want to serve, too. And he will not be surprised if the other two make the same decision once they are a little older. “Hey, if that’s what your calling is, I encourage it, absolutely,” said Sergeant Comes, who wore a dagger-shaped patch on his camouflage uniform, signifying that he had been in combat. Top Counties for Army Recruitment Each map shows the 500 counties with the highest recruitment rates in a given year as a percentage of population, excluding counties with fewer than five recruits. 2018 Wash. Me. Mont. N.D. Minn. Ore. Idaho N.Y. Wis. S.D. Mich. Wyo. Iowa Pa. N.J. Neb. Ohio Md. Ill. Nev. Ind. Utah W.Va. Colo. Va. Mo. Kan. Ky. Calif. N.C. Tenn. N.M. Okla. Ariz. S.C. Ark. Ala. Ga. Miss. Tex. La. Alaska Fla. Hawaii P.R. 1998 Wash. Me. N.D. Mont. Minn. Ore. N.H. Idaho Wis. S.D. N.Y. Mich. Wyo. Iowa Pa. N.J. Neb. Utah Ohio Nev. Md. Ill. Ind. Colo. W.Va. Va. Mo. Kan. Ky. Calif. N.C. Tenn. Okla. Ariz. N.M. Ark. S.C. Ala. Ga. Miss. Tex. La. Alaska Fla. Hawaii P.R. By Matthew Bloch | Source: U.S. Army ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. nytimes.com/subscription Site Index Go to Home Page » NEWS Home Page World U.S. Politics Election 2020 New York Business Tech Science Sports Obituaries Today's Paper Corrections OPINION Today's Opinion Op-Ed Columnists Editorials Op-Ed Contributors Letters Sunday Review Video: Opinion ARTS Today's Arts Art & Design Books Dance Movies Music Pop Culture Television Theater Video: Arts LIVING Automobiles Crossword Education Food Health Jobs Magazine Parenting Real Estate Style T Magazine Travel Love MORE Reader Center Wirecutter Live Events The Learning Network Tools & Services N.Y.C. Events Guide Multimedia Photography Video Newsletters NYT Store Times Journeys Manage My Account SUBSCRIBE Home Delivery Digital Subscriptions Crossword Cooking Email Newsletters Corporate Subscriptions Education Rate Mobile Applications Replica Edition Español 中文网 Site Information Navigation © 2020 The New York Times Company NYTCoContact UsWork with usAdvertiseT Brand StudioYour Ad ChoicesPrivacyTerms of ServiceTerms of SaleSite MapHelpSubscriptions

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