You don't know what the heck you're talking about. I speak to lower enlisted black kids. High ranking Hispanic officers. Low ranking multiracial officers. High ranking white enlisted soldiers. High ranking retired black officers and enlisted soliders. All ethnic groups, all ranks, all branches. I work with white collar professionals, but I interact with people of all ethnic and income backgrounds.
Okay.
Well Zogby does the same, and worked with about 1000 people selected from a proportioned cross-sectional of all groups.
They also allowed for anonymity, something that a proud military man might feel inside but not put on paper.
IMO, for you to place more stock in the 1 or 2 dozen people you've spoken with, than in a scientific poll by a reputable firm like Zogby, really shows that you hear what you want to hear.
It's sad that you probably state what you hear as fact, when there are documented facts available which you avoid. You're an agent of bad information. I am sharing correct information. it's sad, isn't it?