More than 5,000 Muslims Serving in US Military, Pentagon Says (December 8, 2015 story)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/5000-muslims-serving-us-military-pentagon/story?id=35654904 ^

[TigerClaws]

Despite recent rhetoric against the fastest-growing religion in the world, Islam has contributed a great deal to the U.S., including in the military, Defense Department figures show.

Muslims have played an essential part in guarding the homeland and fighting for its interests in war-torn countries the world over, fighting in all major U.S. wars, including the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, according to military officials. More recently, Muslims have also served in the Gulf War, Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan.

Here's what the numbers tell us.

There are 5,896 self-identified Muslims currently serving in the military, according to the Department of Defense. This is out of a total of 1,313,940 active-duty and 826,106 guard and reserve members, respectively.

The Department of Defense offers service members the opportunity to identify their faith for inclusion in the Dependent Eligibility Enrollment System, and on their identification tags. If you’re wondering why -- it’s for a very practical reason: for burial practices and religious services in the event of death.

It’s important to note that of the 2.2 million in uniform, active or reserve, 400,000 service members have not self-reported their faith. So the total number of Muslims currently serving in the U.S. military is likely higher.

[TigerClaws]

According to a new estimate in 2016, there are 3.3 million Muslims living in the United States, about 1% of the total U.S. population. American Muslims come from various backgrounds and, according to a 2009 Gallup poll, are one of the most racially diverse religious groups in the United States.

That's an active service rate of 0.015.

[dp0622]

I’m MAD.

I’m MAD because if left alone this would not be an issue for MSM to gobble up and chew on for weeks!!!!

NO COMMENT should have been made and this Khan piece of #### would be in the history books already!!!

Geez!!!

[dp0622]

You got to know when to hold em!!!

[Chgogal]

Wait until the next terrorist attack, the next fragging of an Army Officer. Americans are stupid but not that stupid. It wasn't the Amish taking down the Towers, the Pentagon, the Boston Bombing, Fort Hood, Chattanooga, St. Bernadino, Orlando, Paris, Brussels , Paris, Munich, etc.

[RC one]

so, therefore, we have to accept unvetted refugees from terrorist hotspots around the world. got it.

[tumblindice]

Take a Midol and calm down.

[dp0622]

Midol? I have xanax :)

[2ndDivisionVet]

How many Wiccans, Satanists, Voodoo, etc?

[toddausauras]

Most Muslims are not too bothered with terrorism.

[nopardons]

And one of them killed a whole bunch of cops in Dallas and another ex-service man killed cops someplace else recently. This proves NOTHING!

[Bogie]

How many are “Nation of Islam” from Detroit?

[MinorityRepublican]

Not all Muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are Muslim.

[blueplum]

ABC seems to be on a roll with the muslim-centric stories

psyops against Trump

who’s raised millions for vets - white, black, Christian, Jewish, atheist, even muslim cultists, didn’t matter.

[Tennessee Nana]

There are 5,896 self-identified Muslims currently serving in the military, according to the Department of Defense. This is out of a total of 1,313,940 active-duty and 826,106 guard and reserve members, respectively.
and there are more than 10X that number of Christians serving in our military...

While Moslems far outnumber Christians worldwide..

So ???

a pittance of moslems serve in our military and I’m suppose to get excited ???

Only 5,000 ???

Wheres the article about the number of Christians who serve ???

and name those moslems who served in the Civil war...the bushes were well beaten to find those...

[AJFavish]

Including Major Nidal Hasan.

[Tennessee Nana]

It’s important to note that of the 2.2 million in uniform, active or reserve, 400,000 service members have not self-reported their faith. So the total number of Muslims currently serving in the U.S. military is likely higher.
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No its not...

theres no proof there could be more...

[AlaskaErik]

5000 enemy troops in our ranks. Not very comforting.

[leakinInTheBlueSea]

that is generous... Muslims are a significantly younger population than the U.S. as a whole... ~77% are between the ages of 18 and 50 (about twice the national average), and ~54% are male. One would expect such a demographic to be well above mean rate of service, but instead it is <1/3 the expected number if the demographics matched the U.S. as a whole. I’d guess their representation is less than 1/6th what it should be, and an order of magnitude low if one were to assume they were intent on showing the Muslim American community stands with the U.S. in the war on terror. This number is not impressive, but rather shines a light on a VERY low service rate. I’d also point out that SEVEN TIMES as many gang bangers are in the military... should we feel good about that as well?

[UnwashedPeasant]

"More than 5,000 Muslims Serving in US Military"

Gathering valuable skills and intelligence, no doubt.

[thesligoduffyflynns]

and if unvetted in trade for eventual citizenship? -they are the next wave of trained & armed individuals to wreak havoc in the USA in establishing jihad.

wow- Barry did raise his own army didn’t he? and right from within just like Nikita predicted