Posted on 03/08/2011 7:44:23 AM PST by mandaladon
As if the military did not have enough to worry about with two wars, troops around the globe and members of Congress calling for the imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya (a de facto act of war), the Military Leadership Diversity Commission (MLDC) Monday released a report informing those in uniform that there are too many white men in their uppermost ranks.
Ordered by Congress in the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, the report seeks to increase diversity.
The commissions recommendations support two overriding and related objectives: (1) that the Armed Forces systematically develop a demographically diverse leadership and (2) that the services pursue a broader approach to diversity that includes the range of backgrounds, skill sets and personal attributes that are necessary to enhancing military performance, the report reads.
According to the document, 77 percent of active duty senior officers are white, 8 percent are black, 5 percent are Hispanic and 16 percent are women something that needs to change, according to the MLDC.
Leveraging diversity as a vital strategic military resource will require the commitment, vision, and know-how of leaders at every level, the report continues. Without this commitment to instill respect for diversity as a core value, the needed cultural change may not take place.
To that end the commission has provided 20 recommendations to cure the military of its white male scourge including increasing the eligibility pool, making diversity a priority, allow women in combat, instituting more outreach efforts, implementing diversity strategic plans and requiring official explanations when a minority or woman is not nominated to 3- and 4-star positions.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
I really didn’t care what the color of ones skin was when I was in the service...
If you performed and I knew you had my back, as I had theirs, without any prejudice or malace...Everything worked out just fine...
I still believe that is prevalent today in all branches of our armed forces...
This is a busy body BS story designed to illicite just the kind of response we are seeing here so far...
And I’m hip to the idea...Thos of us who have served know the score...We just don’t enjoy seeing people who do not have a clue (or who have never served this country), speculate on something that doesn’t matter a hill of beans in the long run...
He was going to stay in for 30 years but since the one has been President, he's bailing out.
Some of the crap that is now going on the the Military, makes me glad that I'm as old as I am, because if I were in today, I don't trust my self and what I might do.
It used to be promotion was based on an Officers ORB (Read: Officers record brief) This document covered all the bases, assignments, education, command positions, combat tours, etc, etc. Now it looks like all one needs is the Official Photo! I’m glad I’m retired too Brother.
The Soviets had much the same attitude in the 30s with their military. Cost them 10’s of millions of people to figure out that war is the ultimate in Darwinian processes.
We are in control of a coalition that is hell bent on destroying an entire civilization.
My guess is that a conservative white man can reach about O-3 before he is tagged out of the service for being white and conservative. Maybe in a war time they can squeak up to O-5 and make the LTC battalion level commander, but other than that a white man must become a “white male PC worshipper”, thank you respectable conservatives.
The grievance industry has run amuck in this country and only older people who can remember a time when there were very few NGOs wagging the dog can keep this in perspective. Remember, whatever the cause de jour is, it will be the end of life as we know it.
“in” should read ...”under the..” I’ve not finished my first morning coffee!
I notice they NEVER address what the "needed cultural change" is... Kinda like that "fundamental transformation" Hussein was always on about. Just ONCE I'd love to see some talking head ask them to EXPLAIN what this is.
Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think thats worse, Casey said.
Name one institution they haven't destroyed, infiltrated, corrupted, weakened or taken over.
Academia, Entertainment, Media?
Justice System, Religion, Campuses?
Science, Unions, State Department, International Relations, Law?
Family, Marriage, Popular Culture?
Government, Economics, Arts?
And now, the Military!
Undoubtedly, it's easier to name our country's institutions that have NOT been contaminated by liberals, socialists, communists, fascists, atheists and traitors who never sleep and never give up promoting their agendas.
Leni
Coming soon...the first openly gay general!
Took the words right out of my mouth! Hey, my football team has way too many colored people. We need to make sure white guys get to play.... Lets just cut all those great players because .... it’s not fair. We’ll just lose more because hey, we need to diversify our teams not base it on merit of the player! What are we thinking people?
wah wah wah!
So-called “diversity” is just a way of letting losers get ahead when they don’t deserve it. Maybe there are more white men at the top because they’ve worked their way up.
Let look at he enlistment diversity, Hello, Northeast,upper Midwest, and California, how about ponying up some troops.
States < value of 1 aren’t doing their fair share. and whats up with Utah?.
We must destroy the military before they restore our consitutional form of government.
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