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US Navy Steaming Toward Diversity Before Preparedness
The Navy is listing dangerously in politically correct waterThe Navy wants to judge sailors by the color of their skin, not the content of their seamanship. The latest national security leak is a shocking e-mail from a Navy admiral on "Diversity Accountability." The message, sent to a list of other flag officers, notes that "a change in focus of this year's diversity brief is the desire to identify our key performers (by name) and provide insight on each of them." CDR Salamander claims to have a copy of the email Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, who apparently originated this order, "is interested in who are the diverse officers with high potential and what is the plan for their career progression. He may ask what is being done within to ensure they are considered for key follow on billets within the Navy." How this dual-track system will be implemented is difficult to discern. Will officers doing fitness reports on those on the list be made aware of their subordinates' privileged status? Will the people on the list have knowledge that the system is looking out for them? If they get a poor fitness report, will they have special means of getting a second look? Will there be repercussions for reviewing officers who did not know they were supposed to just keep the list members on the fast track no matter what? Does the USN care about, oh say, military capability or, say, integrity of the officer ranks Posted by: lord garth 2010-08-02 |
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