CNO N1: celebrate bigotry!

Intentional blindness - that is all this can be.

R 170149Z APR 08
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
BT
UNCLAS //N05354//
NAVADMIN 106/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR//
SUBJ/NATIONAL NAVAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (NNOA) CONFERENCE 2008//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE NNOA 36TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING CONFERENCE, HELD 23-25 JUL 08 AT THE RENAISSANCE PORTSMOUTH HOTEL AND WATERFRONT CONFERENCE CENTER, PORTSMOUTH, VA. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS "DEVELOPING AMERICA'S FUTURE LEADERS TO ENHANCE MISSION READINESS AND CULTURAL AWARENESS."
2. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE NNOA IS TO ASSIST THE NAVY, COAST GUARD, AND MARINE CORPS IN RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITY OFFICERS. ("...will not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin...."???) THE ASSOCIATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION THROUGH POSITIVE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND BY DEVELOPING THE CAREERS OF OFFICERS THROUGH TRAINING, MENTORING, AND NETWORKING. THE CONFERENCE INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SESSIONS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF ATTENDEES.
3. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS CONSISTENT WITH CNO'S DIVERSITY POLICY WHICH DIRECTS LEADERS TO ANTICIPATE AND EMBRACE THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES OF TOMORROW AND BUILD A NAVY THAT WILL REFLECT THE MAKE UP OF OUR COUNTRY. AS LEADERS, WE MUST PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A NECESSITY FOR OUR NAVY TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE, RELEVANT, AND A STRONG GLOBAL FORCE FOR PEACE.

"We must.." or "We shall..."? TAD funds look short already here for 3QFY08.....so sad.

This intellectual cowardice is a mark of shame on all of us.

Hat tip Chris.