Having spent 49 years in or working with the military I feel qualified to make this statement.
The military has always faired better under a Republican president that a democrat. The Republicans support pay raises, and equipment upgrades much more often than the Democrats. I remember a period under Carter where the military didn't have paper..........toilet paper, computer paper, or paper for admin purposes. I had military orders cut on the back side of old topo maps, used computer papers was all we had for interoffice or on base documents. We did not have ammo for training, and a large percentage of our aircraft sat on the ramp unable to fly as the results of no parts. Historically it has been the practice of the Democrats to gut the military and downgrade it to a sub-standard force. All areas, including medical care are cut!
The military today is all voluntary, there are no draftees. Everyone that has served in our fight against terrorist is there by choice. This includes the reservists and National Guard troops. How and why they would support Obama is beyond my wildest imagination, to me this is like sticking yourself in the eye with a sharp stick.
AS for the racial make up of the military, the whites are still in majority. Black is rapidly gaining, but there is a large number of Hispanics. A large number of the minority are in the military as the result of an absence of “good paying” jobs in the civilian community, or there to gain experience and education. There is a surprising number of illegal immigrants in the military too, a quick and easy avenue to citizenship. I think many of the folks in this category see Obama as the savior, and the one to provide them with a silver spoon……..boy will they be in for a surprise.
Remember…………what we give away today, we will have to fight to regain at a later date!