Equal Opportunity. DOD Studies on Discrimination in the Military.

Abstract

Department of Defense (DOD) policy holds that discrimination that adversely affects persons based on race, gender, or other factors, is counterproductive to combat readiness. You expressed concern that inequality of treatment and opportunity is a problem in the military and requested that we assist you in determining the scope and nature of the problem. In response to your request, we initiated three reviews of equal opportunity issues. In this report, we identify studies done, sponsored, or commissioned by DOD during the past 20 years on discrimination in the military. We summarized but did not evaluate the studies and, if applicable, determined the status of any recommendations. In the other two reviews, we are examining the services' (1) systems for handling discrimination complaints from active-duty servicemembers and (2) efforts to detect and resolve apparent racial and gender disparities in certain personnel decisions. These issues will be reported on separately. jg p. 2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293306

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Instructors
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Prejudice
  • Recruiting
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design