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?

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?

 

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?
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