yup- i lost out on a chance at the FBI because i was a white male. My dad was denied promotion in the NYPD for the ame reason.
Same here re med school, about 50 years ago. It’s been around for a long time.
Agree with the posts above as I saw a Puerto Rican in Huntsville, AL get GOV/DOD contracts based on Section 8a.
I had thought 8a was for blacks only. It also gave Puerto Ricans the same edge on Gov contracts. This guy was a retired warrant officer. He had no engineering degree. No, not a BSEE, MSEE and/or PHD Eng MGMT, like my BIL has. I set my BIL up as a disabled Vet owned business. who was a CPT in Vietnam. He had several service connected disabilities and met the requirements. Yes, he is a retired multimillionaire now, but; these 8a types like the WO have preference over combat vets who own a disabled Vet business. Race plus females have preference.