Thursday, December 30, 2010

Diversity Thursday

What does race have to do with this again?
R 071600Z DEC 10
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SUBJ/NAVY RESERVE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENT NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (RCNSC)//
REF/A/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR/20010726//
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RMKS/1. BACKGROUND. THIS MESSAGE ADVERTISES AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS
FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENT NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (RCNSC) OFFERED AT
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY. DETAILS ABOUT THIS COURSE CAN BE FOUND
AT: HTTP://WWW.NDU.EDU/JRAC.
COURSE: RESERVE COMPONENT NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (SPRING).
APPLICATION DUE DATE: 31 JANUARY 2011
COURSE DATES: 11 APR TO 22 APR 2011
COURSE: RESERVE COMPONENT NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (SUMMER)
APPLICATION DUE DATE: 15 APRIL 2011
COURSE DATES: 18 JUL TO 29 JUL 2011
2. DISCUSSION: THE RESERVE COMPONENT NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE
(RCNSC) IS A 2-WEEK SEMINAR OFFERED TO O4(SEL) AND ABOVE, CWO3-CWO5 AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (E8-E9) OF THE U.S. RESERVE COMPONENTS. THE RCNSC IS DESIGNED TO LAY A FOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS ON JOINT COMMAND MANAGEMENT AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IN A MULTINATIONAL, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, OR JOINT NATIONAL SECURITY SETTING. THE CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, ON SITE VISITS AND SIMULATION EXERCISES WITH NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AND DEFENSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THE PRESENTERS ARE FACULTY MEMBERS OF NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES, INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COLLEGE, AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS.
3. DRILLING RESERVE OFFICER APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
A. BIOGRAPHY WITH LAST 5 YEARS ACTIVE AND RESERVE BILLETS HELD, AND ANNUAL TRAINING (AT) ACCOMPLISHMENTS. INCLUDE CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS. COPY OF OSR AND PSR IN PDF FORMAT WILL SUFFICE. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL.
B. ENDORSEMENT FROM THE APPLICANTS PARENT COMMAND. THIS ENDORSEMENT MUST CERTIFY APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS TO A FINAL SECRET CLEARANCE, AND PROVIDE LATEST PHYSICAL READINESS STATUS.
C. ONE PAGE COVER LETTER FROM APPLICANT STATING RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND JUSTIFICATION FOR SELECTION. LETTER ALSO MUST CONTAIN SEX, RACE AND DESIGNATOR.
4. FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) OFFICER APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
A. BIOGRAPHY FROM LAST 5 YEARS OF MILITARY CAREER. INCLUDE CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS. COPY OF OSR AND PSR IN PDF FORMAT WILL SUFFICE. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL .
B. COMMANDING OFFICERS ENDORSEMENT MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING FINANCIAL OBLIGATION FOR REQUIRED TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH SELECTION. THIS ENDORSEMENT MUST CERTIFY APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS TO A FINAL SECRET CLEARANCE, AND PROVIDE LATEST PHYSICAL READINESS STATUS.
C. ONE PAGE COVER LETTER FROM APPLICANT STATING RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND JUSTIFICATION FOR SELECTION. LETTER ALSO MUST CONTAIN SEX, RACE AND DESIGNATOR.
5. ANY E8/E9 PERSONNEL (DRILLING RESERVE OR FTS) WISHING TO ATTEND MUSTPOSSESS A BACHELORS DEGREE OR HIGHER, HAVE COMPLETED NO MORE THAN 24 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND BE A COMMAND MASTER CHIEF AND OR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR (SEA) OR SERVING IN A COLLATERAL DUTY POSITION OF COMMAND MASTER CHIEF.
A. BIOGRAPHY WITH ALL ACTIVE AND RESERVE BILLETS HELD IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS INCLUDING ANNUAL TRAINING (AT) ACCOMPLISHMENTS. INCLUDE CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS. COPY OF OSR AND PSR IN PDF FORMAT WILL SUFFICE. DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL .
B. COMMAND ENDORSEMENT SHOULD COMMENT ON MEMBERS POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IN A DEMANDING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, PROVIDE LATEST PHYSICAL READINESS STATUS, AND CERTIFY APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE FOR A FINAL SECRET CLEARANCE. ADDITIONALLY, FOR FTS PERSONNEL, ENDORSEMENT MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF PARENT COMMAND FOR REQUIRED TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH SELECTION.
C. COPY OF COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT SHOWING POSSESSION OF A BACHELORS DEGREE OR HIGHER FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
D. ONE PAGE COVER LETTER FROM APPLICANT STATING RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND JUSTIFICATION FOR SELECTION. LETTER ALSO MUST CONTAIN SEX, RACE AND DESIGNATOR.
6. ALL APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO COMMANDER, NAVY RESERVE FORCES COMMAND (COMNAVRESFORCOM) (N7) RCNSC SELECTION BOARD, 1915 FORRESTAL DR NORFOLK, VA 23551-4615; FACSIMILES AND E-MAIL TRANSMITTALS IN LIEU OF PAPER MAILINGS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE SENT TO [redacted]@NAVY.MIL AND POCS LISTED ABOVE.
7. SUBMISSION OF A TIMELY AND ACCURATE PACKAGE IS MEMBERS RESPONSIBILITY.
8. COMNAVRESFORCOM WILL SELECT ATTENDEES VIA A SELECTION BOARD. SELECTION RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA NAVRESFOR MESSAGE AND LISTSERV/N7 SHARE POINT.
9. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND USING ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT) SCHOOLS FUNDING. ADT FUNDING WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS FOR VOLUNTARY TRAINING UNIT MEMBERS. OFFICERS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY MUST BE FUNDED BY PARENT COMMAND.
10. RELEASED BY CAPT J. F. HUGHES, N7 DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, NAVY RESERVE FORCE.//
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Is that where we are now? Really? You can't even get slotted for a class unless they know your self-designated race?

Disgraceful. Shame on all of us.

17 comments:

ewok40k said...

can I put "Ewok" as a race? this looks increasingly as RPG character sheet :P

LT B said...

Yeah, this is equine excrement.  I am not happy they are doing this.  This clearly is quota driven and we have gotten away from promoting the best now.  Race, sex and sexual orientation shouldn't matter.  I wonder how they would like me listing myself as a one eyed, one horned, flying, purple, people eater.  I won't get the class, but it might show how silly they are.

Salty Gator said...

So I was sitting down in a nice establishment yesterday with a few Naval officers, enjoying a Makers Mark and Cigar, and a Navy officer was telling us about trying to become a flag aide for a well known admiral in the surface navy.  He was told that, despite his outstanding fitreps and recommendations, he did not even qualify for the interview because he wasn't the "right diversity standard" (white, male, christian, married with 3 kids) that the admiral was looking for.

What upsets me is that he took it on the chin, saluted smartly and carried on.  Maybe he has to, he has a family and a career after all.  But I'm tired of watching this.  I'm tired of nobody in uniform speaking up.  I'm tired of feeling guilty that I no longer wear the uniform and that I am jumping swim lanes if I pipe up at a CNO call (note: none has happened since I last promised to bring this up).  UGH!  We need Senators Webb and McCain to straighten this one out since obviously we cannot do it for ourselves.

cdrsalamander said...

Visually & physically challenged, differently able, person of color with culturally specific dietary requirements. 

There you go.

LT B said...

Well, I tore a muscle in my calf, my eye sight gets worse w/ age, non linear thinker, was born a poor Black chil', love to cook w/ habaneros, so that works too!

sobersubmrnr said...

Race? What about sex? Why are either of those things important?

ewok40k said...

race: Ewok
sex: frequent and good quality
height:4 feet
fur:brown
food requirements: Stormtroopers are fine for breakfast

LT B said...

I have always thought sex was important.  Just not for work requirements.  Well, unless you are working a corner or are in "the industry." 

Grandpa Bluewater said...

Priorities drive actions. Damn fools drive off a cliff. Fasten your seat belt, its going to be a bumpy ride (hat tip: Ms. Bette Davis).

UltimaRatioRegis said...

"<span>Is that where we are now?"</span>

We became that the minute the senior leadership of the United States Navy and other services agreed to be a party to discrimination along racial, gender, and ethnic lines.  Soon to be added those of sexual preference/self-definition.  They justified it to themselves by saying that they were helping those who had once suffered discrimination.  But they knew they were perpetrating a wrong.  A moral wrong and a legal wrong.  That is why there has been such effort to softsoap and explain away. 

What some men will do to get the next job or the next rank.

LifeoftheMind said...

Ca someone someplace just read the XIVth Amendment and say "No."

Stu said...

One can put whatever they want for "race."  There is no testing and it is voluntary information.  Mess up their metrics. 

John said...

Blatant discrimination and racial preference quota mongering.

Dr. Martin Luther King would be aghast at such bu!!$h!t.

CAPT J.F. Hughes, N7 and whoever drafted this crap or inserted the race requirement should be brought up on charges, or at least made the subject of an Equal Opportunity complaint.  We have too many seionr staffers anyway, so firing their sorry butt would be a good example and free up some payroll to hire actual working sailors to keep our ships ready.

Astonishing!

Anonymous said...

You left in the name of the LCDR POC but redacated the name of the YN1 POC .

CW said...

Make up a race... call yourself "Freedonese" or something. On the one hand they might investigate, find out you were not Freedonese, then punish you for it (perhaps most likely). On the other hand, some bean counter might look down the list, determine that no Freedonese-Americans had been selected for that school yet, and you'd be in. Regardless, the Reserve Nat'l Security Course is not worth it one way or another.

The Usual Suspect said...

Yes. Talledega. US.

Stu said...

<span>What some men will do to get the next job or the next rank.</span>

As of last week, such activity is now permitted.