Army National Guard African-American Officers: Making Them More Competitive

Abstract

Over the past two decades, the career progression of African-American Army Officers - their representation in the officers' corps, and their rates of promotion - has been an area of strategic concern for the force. This Strategy Research Project (SRP) examines the career status and progress of African-American officers in the Army National Guard (ARNG). It is built on several recent monographs which found that "Black Officers are falling behind their white counterparts in promotions at and above the rank of lieutenant colonel at a disconcerting rate." This SRP examines the current status of African-American officers in the Army National Guard based on analysis of institutional data. It examines how well senior African-American officers are faring at the highest levels and examines the reasons for their successes or failures. This SRP offers recommendations to the ARNG senior leadership for ways to improve the overall readiness of the ARNG by building a more competitive corps of African-American Officers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 2011
Accession Number
ADA543100

Entities

People

  • Shawn A. Harris

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Army Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Field Grade Officers
  • General Officers
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Reserves
  • Minority Groups
  • National Guard
  • Native Americans
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Reserve Officer Training Corps
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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