Assignment instructions BSN301p:
Required Reading:
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management. (2020). Federal equal opportunity recruitment program (FEORP) report: Fiscal year 2018, summary statistics Download Federal equal opportunity recruitment program (FEORP) report: Fiscal year 2018, summary statistics. Compiled from FEORP reports.
• Kamarck, K. (2019, June 5). Diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity in the armed services: Background and issues for congress. (Links to an external site.) Washington, DC: CRS Report R44321, 1-5, 12-22 (rest optional).
• van den Brook, T. (2020, September 3). Diversity missing in military command (Links to an external site.). USA Today.
• King, A. (2013). Women in combat (Links to an external site.). RUSI, 158(1), 4-11.
• Military Leadership Diversity Commission. (2011). From representation to inclusion: Diversity leadership for the 21st century military: Executive summary (Links to an external site.). Arlington, VA: Military Leadership Diversity Commission, 5-16 (rest optional).
• U.S. Department of Defense Board on Diversity and Inclusion. (2020). Recommendations to improve racial and ethnic diversity and inclusion in the U.S. military (Links to an external site.). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense, 7-11 (rest optional).
• Phillips, K. (2017, September 18). How diversity makes us smarter (Links to an external site.). Greater Good Magazine.
respond to the following questions.
• In your considered view, how is diversity an ethical matter? How does diversity contribute to national power and purpose?
• In your personal experience and/or learned understanding, do more diverse groupings of people support better decision-making processes or outcomes?
• Finally, what role do you see the national security community playing in helping the U.S. form a more perfect union from its many diverse peoples?