a warzone is a dangerous place...>> U.S. Army sociologists are worried
So many things wrong with the combination of those first five words.
a warzone is a dangerous place...There’s also a shortage of left-handed, redhead, LGBT commanders.
Good to know that our Armed Forces are run by a bunch of racist sexualists.
What? No quotas for homosexuals and cross dressers on the officer ranks?
ever remember when the best man for the job got the job?
So Obama is not happy with just cross dressers, homosexuals, women on submarines and combat but now we have to get blacks into officer positions based on their color not how good they are.
Secy Of Defense Snoop Dogg?
Maybe he can recruit some of raps bad boyz
And use them for good
Before they go Islamo..
But, that aside I agree. It isn't fair that white people get to lead combat units and make up almost 90% of the Marine Corps infantry.
It really leads to racial disparity in the award system. Why, there are military awards that white males receive more than all other races combined. And I think minorities in the military should be forced into the infantry so they get the opportunities to earn that award, the Purple Heart - the same as I had the opportunity in the grunts and earned mine.
/semi-sarcasm.
And only semi-sarcasm because part of me says - take it to the natural end. Sometimes with petulant children you have to just let them have their way.
Eventually they'll learn the stove is hot and eating too many cookies will give you a tummy ache. And, that bullets and shrapnel f'n hurt.
Nothing like a few more Colin Powell’s who, when given a choice between a fellow Vietnam vet and a guy from the opposing party, supported the opposing party guy because he was “black”. I sure wouldn’t want to serve under a guy like that—what happens if the enemy is “black”? How can you trust a commander who is racist?
I think that surgeons and engineers should be selected according to racial quotas. Yeah, great idea!
The fact of the matter is that, in the military, the soldiers who actually volunteer to fight and die for their country are overwhelmingly white , southern males.
Fire the sociologists. The moment the military starts affirmative action the leadership is the moment our military ceases being great. Of all things the military is the one you simply want the best at their job not who sociologists think should do it, race just doesnt matter here.
U.S. Army sociologists
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This must be satire.
We had a cure for inept field leadership in Vietnam. It was called ‘fragging’.
Active Duty ping.
We need effective leaders, not PC asshats who stay up an night wetting their panties wondering if there are is enough “diversity” in the leadership of our troops.
Want to fix it? Prepare yourself for CW2 and quit being wishy washy about it. The Ballot box has failed us as a remedy and cannot be counted upon to solve our problems due to demographics and fraud. Don't like that analysis? Too bad. Reality sucks.
Soon to be riding around the battle fields in the back of Toyota trucks.
Just the MOS I was always looking forbut could never find. Diversity NCOIC.
Quotas for minorities have been in place for over 40 years. The Black population of the United States has historically been about 12 percent. Achieving this percentage among Army officers has proven to be difficult due to the annoying requirements for commissioned officers without criminal records and who can qualify for security clearances. The Army, as well as the other services, has been selecting less than the best qualified officers for promotion and command for many years. The problem remains and will remain as a reflection of society in general.
I have worked for several Black officers who were selected for their rank and jobs based on their race rather than their ability and potential. I spent a good chunk of my career carrying these guys. Some were both incompetent and jerks which made for a very unpleasant command climate. One guy I worked for, while completely incompetent, was one of the finest human beings that I have ever known, a wonderful man but beyond saving as a soldier. His wife was an even better person. I am a better person for having known them, but thank God the Russians never decided to attack while he was in command.
The Army cannot fix the defects in our culture and unfortunately the issues of the interaction of Black culture within our larger cultural structure cannot be fixed by some regulation or affirmative action program
Guess it’s time for all the military academies and ROTC to impose racial quotas as a standard for admission. What a military we’d have with that.