The Making Of An Army Of One

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The Army engages in constant training, including compensatory training, before as
well as after admission to the All-Volunteer Forces, to enable the highest possible percentage of
individuals to meet high standards. While outreach efforts are not racially exclusive, some are
“racially-conscious.” New recruits who are diagnosed as having particular weak spots are
provided numerous opportunities to remedy them.
Significant Military Initiatives (Overall):
Let’s now take a look at the Army in comparison to its fellow military services. Because
minorities are overrepresented in the enlisted ranks and underrepresented in the officer corps, the
military has recently focused on the officer “pipeline.” The services employ a number of tools:
(1) Goals & Timetables: The Navy and the Marine Corps, historically less successful
than the other services in this arena, have responded by setting explicit goals to increase minority
representation in the officer corps. Both services seek to ensure that, in terms of race and
ethnicity, officers commissioned in the year 2002 roughly reflect the overall population: 12
percent African American, 12 percent Hispanic, and 5 percent Asian. D...