Top US General Mark Milley urges greater racial diversity in military
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Last Updated: May 06, 2021, 03:41 PM IST
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``Opportunity in our military must be reflective of the diverse talent in order for us to remain strong, Milley said. ``Our nation is ready to fulfill the promise of our Constitution to build a more perfect union and to ensure equal justice for all people, and it is your generation that can and will bring the joint force to be truly inclusive of all people.
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military must become more diverse and provide more advancement for black service members.
“Opportunity in our military must be reflective of the diverse talent in order for us to remain strong,” Army Gen. Mark Milley said during an ROTC commissioning ceremony. “Our nation is ready to fulfill the promise of our Constitution to build a more perfect union and to ensure equal justice for all people, and it is your generation that can and will bring the joint force to be truly inclusive of all people.”
Milley said that while black service members fill 20% of the military’s ranks, they are underrepresented in some fields, such as senior ranks and Air Force pilots. Of the 41 four-star generals currently serving, only two are black.
Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military 4 hours ago Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers remarks during the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on April 30, 2021, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor. (MC2 Anthony J. Rivera/Navy) WASHINGTON The U.S. military must widen opportunity and improve advancement for Black service members, who remain vastly underrepresented in some areas, including among Air Force pilots and in the most senior ranks, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday. Army Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.