Army Still Looking To Add Minority Officers To Combat Arms -- USA Today
Stories about race and opportunity and leadership touch a lot of buttons with readers and the Sept. 12 report in USA TODAY on the lack of African American commanders in Army combat battalions and brigades is a good example.
Readers — civilians and uniformed — didn't hold back. A number of blogs picked it up. Many readers thought the story was overdue, shining a light on a problem that has festered for decades, and not just in the Army. Some said it's not the military's problem to fix. Others denounced the story as race baiting.
A lieutenant accused USA TODAY of journalistic malpractice. More on that in a bit.
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My Comment: Since my last post on this issue I have been told by many that it is a "BS" issue. That may be true (and I personally believe that it is) .... but the push is still on to promote officers based on ethnicity.
Update: It is a side issue .... but even the Iranian media is taking note on America's race relations in it's military .... Black officers dismissed at greater rate than whites (Press TV)