Officer classification and the future of diversity among senior military leaders
Subtitle: a case study of the Army ROTC
By: Nelson Lim ... [et al.].
Contributors: Lim, Nelson.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Series: Report -- TR-731-OSD; Technical report (Rand Corporation) -- TR-731-OSD.
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
ISBN-13: 9780833048028
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- Reserve Officers' Training Corps -- Case studies; United States. -- Minorities; Diversity in the workplace -- United States; United States -- Armed Forces -- Officers; United States -- Armed Forces -- Personnel management
Description: The relative lack of minorities in certain military career fields has a significant impact on the diversity of the senior leadership. The relationship between career field choice, race/ethnicity, and membership in the senior officer corps appears to stem, at least in part, from racial and ethnic differences in the occupational preferences of officer cadets. The authors urge a full-scale study to learn the reasons behind these preferences.
Notes: "RAND National Defense Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-39).