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Post 9/11 veterans have been returning from their service over the last decade to a country that isnāt entirely prepared to meet all of their needs, specifically women veterans of color, veterans advocates say.
According to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, there are currently more than 213,000 women in the āactive componentā of the armed forces and about 190,000 women in the reserves and National Guard. Women make up 16 percent of the active duty officers in the services.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs states that in 2014, 22 percent of military veterans were minorities and 8 percent were women. Of that 8 percent, 33 percent were minorities with blacks taking the lead at 18 percent and Hispanics following with 8 percent.
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