Army Diversity
The United States Army and Diversity
The United States Army has fought very hard to overcome its segregated past and become a premiere model of inclusiveness and diversity. Today, the Army is a capable, high performing, results-oriented unit -- and as richly diverse as America itself. Collaboration and the sharing of diverse viewpoints, skills, backgrounds, languages and ideas have helped improve effectiveness and quality throughout the entire organization. The Army proves that people who are culturally diverse can work together to achieve organizational goals when differences are embraced and leveraged for the common good. When that occurs, a better organization is always the end result.
Has the diversity of U.S. Army personnel strengthened or weakened the United States Army? In what manner and to what extent?
The Army views its most important asset as its people and states that "the diversity of our people is a source of strength for the Army" (Pexton, 1996). Through strategic recruitment efforts, published literature and its "Army Strong" campaign, the organization emphasizes its views on the importance of an all-inclusive culture. While the primary focus in all military recruitment is to attract people with the proper core competencies, focusing on diversity (and diversity awareness in training) has allowed the Army to attract and retain the very best talent the nation has to offer and build well-rounded environments with high performance teams that fight and win wars (Pexton, 1999). Benefits of Army diversity include the ability to better understand the nation's...
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