Affirmative Action Still Needed in the Military Today

Abstract

For over thirty years the United States Military has been a leader in promoting equality for minorities in the work place with fair practices and equal opportunities for everyone regardless of ones background. The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment provided minorities the chance to excel in the military from the lowest rank of private, to the highest position of Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. Opponents are in a constant battle to reverse the Civil Rights Act on racial discrimination by calling it a policy to make quotas and an ideology that has long outlived its time. As an Equal Opportunity Advisor, Affirmative Action is a vital tool needed to continue promoting racial equality in the Military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 03, 2006
Accession Number
AD1117618

Entities

People

  • Terry R. Schneider

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • African Americans
  • Airborne
  • Army
  • Basic Training
  • Civil Rights
  • Discrimination
  • Human Population
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Professional Development
  • Racial Discrimination
  • Schools
  • Societies
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Strategic Security Studies