Diversity Issues in the Army as Perceived by Army Students at the United States Army War College.

Abstract

The scope of this strategic research project developed from a minor rift between the Black and White officers in the United States Army War College (USAWC) Class of 1997. The rift arose over the possible depiction of the Confederate Battle Flag in a Civil War print that the Class commissioned. This flag issue, as well as other class discussions on social and domestic programs, highlighted significant differences of opinion between Blacks and Whites on equal opportunity, affirmative action, welfare, and other related programs. In recognizing this diversity, this paper identifies some diversity issues within the Army, analyzes the perception of those diversity issues by the resident Army students in the USAWC Class of 1997 (the future strategic leaders of the Army), and recommends strategies for eliminating or reducing any negative effects which may result from these differences of perception.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326477

Entities

People

  • Cecil R. Webster

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Training
  • Civil War
  • Combat Support
  • Discrimination
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Gender Discrimination
  • Minority Groups
  • Native Americans
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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