The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch has produced a database showing where U.S. Army recruits call home. The paper said its research shows that rural communities are still fertile ground for military recruiters.
The paper said:
Four of the top 10 counties in the United States were home to large Army posts.
Residents of such areas tend to have more familiarity and interaction with the military and are more receptive to the idea of military service, the Army says. Installations host activities open to the public and are active in civic life. In addition, many military retirees and families congregate in such areas.
You can search the database by state, county, the number of recruits and the recruiting rate by population.
The three major stories the paper produced are:
