Could be true but I was happy to see that it was little noticed at least in Washington. I would find it hard to believe that it was a staged PC thing only because each Sailor goes before a different board, but crazier things have happened. That is for sure.
In this climate, anyone who does NOT select a woman or person of color for these things had better have good reasons why. The “disadvantaged” person doesn’t have to prove they deserve anything; the person awarding anything (promotions, etc.) has to prove why they do NOT. This is the climate they have created, and those women will always be regarded as suspect recipients even if they thoroughly deserve those awards.