USCGA_2018
5-Year Member
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2013
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Diversity is good for our military AND its ability to fuflill its core mission now and into the future. Once we understand that, it illuminates all the factors that need to be considered when choosing officer candidates.
Couldn't agree more with MedB on this!
This is where this conversation and thread really needed to go. Any candidate looking to join today's services needs to understand and embrace the value of diversity.
I watched interviews of CAPT Finton from fall of last year that addressed these very initiatives and positive results being attained. In just 5 years the CGA has gone from about 15% URM's to about 30%. Female cadets are close to 35%. The quality of the candidates has only gotten stronger as the pool to choose from is growing and the class sizes are cutting back. Ten years ago there was about 1,300 completed applications for admission. Now that number is around 2,000. The SAT average scores were 660 MATH and 620 CR for the most recent class.
I hope that I did not misquote any of the numbers. The interview for the alumni association can be seen on youtube. I believe that there are 7 videos that comprise the interview. Here are two that go to the heart of the matter imo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOP5byEILtg USCGA Ideal Applicants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj_qXEErRZI USCGA Diversity Outreach
Luckily, you won't find the Coast Guard listed in the Top 10 Most Male Occupations.
Logging workers 99.8%
Automotive body and related repairers 99.4%
Cement masons, concrete finishers and terrazzo workers 99.3%
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 99.1%
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 99.1%
Tool and die makers 99.1%
Roofers 98.9%
Heavy vehicle/mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 98.6%
Home appliance repairers 98.5%
Crane and tower operators 98.5%