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Introduction to racial, ethnic, and gender issues in the military

1991; Elsevier BV; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0147-1767(91)90045-i

1873-7552

Stephen B. Knouse,

Defense, Military, and Policy Studies

The combination of decreased Soviet threat and increasingly complex technology will eventually produce a downsized and streamlined American military poised to face the 21st century. Several possible scenarios are presented about how such changes will influence equal opportunity issues in the military. In one scenario, higher technical job requirements may impede the recruiting of educationally disadvantaged individuals. In another scenario, a possible peace dividend after the Iraqi War will place a greater emphasis upon noncombatant and support roles, which may benefit minorities and women. In a third scenario, combat units may be more permanently based and composed of highly cohesive combat teams, which will require an equal opportunity environment in which individuals of widely differing backgrounds can work together very closely. These scenarios project possible future directions that are currently being built upon the present equal opportunity environment of the American military. The following articles of this special issue examine the various facets and dimensions of equal opportunity in the military as it enters the 1990s. La combinaison du déclin de la menace soviétique et la complexité technologique croissante vont finalement produire une force militaire américaine standard et de taille réduite au début du 21èrne siècle. Plusieurs scénarios sont présentés sur la manière dont ces changements vont influencer les problèmes d'opportunités égales dans les forces armées. Les articles ci-dessous traitent de ce probléme spècifique et examinent les diverses facettes et les dimensions d'opportunités égales dan les forces armées à l'aube des années 90. (author-supplied abstract) La combinación en la disminución de amenazas Sovieticas y en el aumento complejo de la Tecnología van eventualmente a producir un decenso en la coordinatión y el equilibrio de la milicia Americana al enfrentar el siglo veinte-uno. Diferentes escenarios son presentados acerca de como estos cambios van a influenciar el tema de la igualdad dentro de la milicia. Los siguientes árticulos de este tema examinan las varias pacetas y dimensiones de igualdad dentro de la milicia al entrar en los 90's. (author-supplied abstract)