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Old 15th October 2008
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After hearing Admiral Allen's speech last week, I would venture a guess that diversity/minority recruitment will far outweigh the others.
Luigi59.....what types of applicants would fall into the "diversity recruitment" category. Minority I understand, but diversity??
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Same idea, different terms.

The USCGA is actively seeking to make the officer corps look more like the fleet,and they are loooking for more Black and Hispanic applicants to the Academy.
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Not to beat this to death, but consider these facts:

Class of 2009 started on July 1, 2005 with 16 African-American members.

As of Oct. 15, 2008 there are four remaining.

This is wrong on so many fronts...we need more people of color to attend and graduate from CGA and lead in our fleet.

I am working on this as an Admissions Partner. I live in a diverse city and I'm trying to direct kids towards New London.
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I'm a minority (hispanic), and naturalized citizen to make things harder, and I'm applying to USAFA because I love this country. I'm guessing my chances are either really good or really bad. My grades, my athletic abilities, and my moral character are excellent so it's not like I would be taking advantage of anything or anyone. The only conflict at hand is that my country of origin is Venezuela. Has anyone paid attention to the news lately? Hah, I'm screwed.
Anyone have any comments or opinions on how i will be looked at? Don't insult me though, I'm just as patriotic as our guys in Iraq.
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I'm a minority (hispanic), and naturalized citizen to make things harder, and I'm applying to USAFA because I love this country. I'm guessing my chances are either really good or really bad. My grades, my athletic abilities, and my moral character are excellent so it's not like I would be taking advantage of anything or anyone. The only conflict at hand is that my country of origin is Venezuela. Has anyone paid attention to the news lately? Hah, I'm screwed.
Anyone have any comments or opinions on how i will be looked at? Don't insult me though, I'm just as patriotic as our guys in Iraq.
A naturalized US citizen is a US citizen.

No one will care unless you have not renounced your Venezuelan passport and citizenship.
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thats for your security clearance and from what ive heard you only have to agree to renounce citizenship if we were to enter a conflict with that country.
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That's for a variety of reasons...




To Boss....the question is WHY have 12 of 16 minorities dropped out (or been kicked out).

We've all said before YOU (the cadet candidate) has to wanted it, no one can want it for them. Have we ever stopped to think that some of the push for diversity may be leading people who DON'T want it, and as is common for people who don't want to be there, they leave?

Diversity for diversity's sake isn't always right.
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That's for a variety of reasons...




To Boss....the question is WHY have 12 of 16 minorities dropped out (or been kicked out).

We've all said before YOU (the cadet candidate) has to wanted it, no one can want it for them. Have we ever stopped to think that some of the push for diversity may be leading people who DON'T want it, and as is common for people who don't want to be there, they leave?

Diversity for diversity's sake isn't always right.
True, but I believe what Admiral Allen is wanting is more minority APPLICANTS to choose from.

The larger the URM applicant/candidate pool, the greater the chance to select cadets who will graduate and serve.
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A new program, entitled the Coast Guard Academy (CGA) Scholarship Program, has replaced the Coast Guard Recruiting Initiative for the Twenty-First Century (CGRIT) and the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) Programs.
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Quick question: with minorities...would that include women as well? Or do they mean more towards race minorities (black, hispanic, asian etc.)
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