The Impact of Removing Demographic Indicators from Military Promotion Boards
The Impact of Removing Demographic Indicators from Military Promotion Boards
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 called for a study to assess the potential impact of removing data that identifies race, ethnicity and gender from promotion boards. The Office of the Secretary of Defense asked IDA to conduct this study.
Barriers to Participation in Elite Military Specialties
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 required the Department of Defense to sponsor an assessment of barriers to underrepresented groups’ participation in Special Operations Forces, in Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance, in Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Teams, and as aircraft pilots and navigators. This summary describes an IDA study that examined this matter.
