More Asian Americans, other minorities recruited in U.S. army

The United States has seen a record high of Asian Americans and people from other ethnic groups getting recruited in the army, according to a study published on Wednesday.

This can be attributed to rising unemployment rate in the country during recession and the increased bonuses provided by the U.S. government, said researchers at RAND Corp., a non-profit think tank.

In Los Angeles County last year, 22 percent of Army recruits were Asian-Americans, which is almost twice their proportion in the population. In the San Francisco Bay Area, the sign-up rate is also spiking. The proportion of newly enlisted soldiers who are Asian- Americans this year is nearly double that of last year, statistics show.

Usually Asian Americans were most unlikely to join the army and those who volunteered to join the army have the lowest rate of any ethnic groups. Asians make up 4 percent of the U.S. population, but only 1 percent of military recruits, statistics show.

For the first time that began to change. California sees a most remarkable increase of Army recruits. Similar increases have been reported from Seattle, New York and other cities.


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