Affirmative Action?

There is also a job listing at USCGA.. opened yesterday:

Position: Associate Director of Admissions for Diversity and Outreach
Salary: Unspecified
Institution: United States Coast Guard Academy
Location: Connecticut
Date posted: 2/1/2009
Application deadline: 2/25/2009


Associate Director of Admissions for Diversity & Outreach


The U.S. Coast Guard Academy, located in New London, Connecticut, is an academic and military community educating leaders of character for America. Founded in 1876, the Coast Guard Academy is an accredited college that prepares young men and women to become United States Coast Guard officers. On our waterfront campus and on the seas, we transform Cadets to serve with skill, commitment and character. Our graduates go directly to positions of leadership as members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy seeks applications for an Associate Director of Admissions for Diversity & Outreach. This position, critical to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's commitment to being a diverse institution, requires an experienced, energetic, and creative admissions professional who can incorporate previous experiences within the Academy environment.

The Associate Director of Admissions for Diversity & Outreach will be a part of the management team within the Admissions Division. The incumbent will identify and implement new recruitment strategies while managing those already in place, working closely with the Admissions team to maximize the efforts of all staff in recruiting a diverse group of students. This position oversees the Coast Guard Academy Scholars Program, a program that sends selective students for one year to a military preparatory school to strengthen their math, science and English skills. This position manages targeted recruitment mailings, builds professional networks involving cohort institutions; researchers; Academy Faculty; secondary schools; government, private, and non-profit organizations to uncover and develop best practices' related to multicultural recruiting.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a solid combination of experience and expertise. S/he will have experience with multicultural recruitment and will understand the relationship of academics, Divisions III athletics and the professional development of the Corp of Cadets. S/he will bring initiative, flexibility and an attention to detail to work collaboratively with colleagues across the Academy to continue to increase the diversity of the Corp of Cadets. Outstanding communication and organizational skills, a commitment to working as part of the team and independently & a strong, self-motivated work ethic are essential. Specific experience in multicultural recruitment is strongly preferred; related work with organizations promoting diversity, student life, and/or secondary school counseling may be acceptable substitutes.

This is a full-time position, with evening and weekend work required. The search process is currently underway and will close on February 25, 2009. Interested individuals need to apply for this position online at: www.usajobs.com and look for job announcement number 08-1716-NE-DG-M-R1 which is open to all U.S. citizens; and job announcement number 08-1716-NE-DG-D-R1 which is open to Federal employees and VEOA eligible applicants.

We welcome applications from candidates who bring diverse cultural, ethnic, and national perspectives to their work. U.S. Coast Guard Academy is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
 
like christcorp said on the first page, this conversation will go nowhere. is race a factor? maybe. do the academies want to be diverse? yes. is the real air force diverse? you betcha. are there people here of every race, creed, and religion that i've ever seen in my life? absolutely. every person is different, they perform to their own abilities, and i know plenty of people of every origin that are more successful than i am.. so let it die
 
I agree with CC and Hneedle. As a minority, I think we should let this die...
But the fact is that, at least in the Air Force, Minorities are underrepresented. That they go out of their way to select minorities over whites does not matter. What matters is that the people selected are qualified.
 
All credit to the minority applicants

I have to think that many minority applicants had a non-com mom or dad and grew up in a great family, travelled and understand military life. If not, they were the kid that stayed out of trouble, and made grades at schools with multiple fights in the hallway every day. They did not score as well on the ACT, and that is not always their fault. How many parents on here sent their kids to test taking seminars, online courses, etc. Not everyone can do that.

That being said, I want my doctor, lawyer, accountant, and soldier to be the best available regardless of any other factor. So I am totally against affirmative action, except when I'm not.
 
I agree that this thread should die... Or moved to the USCGA forum.

:guns: Die thread die! :rocket:

Dang. So I just now (for the first time) checked this thread since I posted it, man did I really start a sandstorm or what, but anyways in no way shape or form did i mean to offend anyone. I just simply heard a past grad from the USAFA talk about it and wanted to know if such rumors were true. In fact, I am myself a Pacific Islander and I already have my Appointment to the USAFA. I was made fun of because of the fact that I am a minority. People kept telling me that it must have been my race that got me in because apparently i didn't have the "up-to-par" standards according to them. It hurts... it really does hurt and I just wanted to know the truth.
 
Don't listen to people that say that about you. You got into one of the most prestigious schools in the US. That's ignorant bulls*** if anyone actually believes that.
 
Are your friends going to be able to serve and defend the greatest country in history?
Are your friends going to one of the most prestigious schools in the country?
Are they going to have a guaranteed job out of college?
Are they going to make some of the best friends of their lives?
Are your friends getting a $400K scholarship?

Didn't think so. In some ways they are just jealous. Don't let anyone knock you for what you are doing. Serving your country and being a part of something so special cannot be taken away by ANYONE, least of all your high school peers.:thumb:
 
oh and by the way the only reason why i quoted semperexcelcius was because his smileys made me lol
 
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