Who Fights America's Wars ?

Most military communities are in the

• North and West

• Northeast and Midwest

• Midwest and Southwest

• South and West

What percentage of the U.S. population serves in the military?

• less than 1 percent

• nearly 5 percent

• about 8 percent

• more than 10 percent

What do the authors mean when they write that the military is increasingly becoming a “family business”?

Do you think an all-volunteer military is fair?

Which is NOT a major factor in whether a young person enlists?

• youth unemployment rates

• having a relative who has served

• going to high school in a military community

• all of the above

What is the NUMBER of Army personnel on active duty in 2019?

• 470,000

• 480,859

• 470,565

• 480,565

Why are young people who grow up in a military community more likely to enlist than teens who grow up in other areas?

The authors say that “military families . . . are the most clear eyed about the risks of war.” By “clear eyed,” they mean ___.

• concerned

• outspoken

• realistic

• regretful

Which of the article's central ideas is introduced with the first paragraph?

• The military is concerned because few communities produce new recruits.

• Army recruiters face a difficult time in certain cities.

• The gap between communities that serve and those that don’t is growing.

• New recruits are increasingly coming from families with a member who has already served.

When the authors say "military leaders have been sounding the alarm," they use which literary device?

• alliteration

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

• idiom