Barriers to minority participation in special operations forces / 
Margaret C. Harrell [and others]. 
 - Santa Monica, CA :  RAND,  1999. 
 - 1 online resource (xxvi, 139 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-139). 
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<br/><br/> This report assesses minority representation and recruiting in special operations forces (SOF). It examines the extent of underrepresentation of minorities in SOF and the reasons for it and provides recommendations to help improve such underrepresentation. The authors used personnel data from the U.S. Special Operations Command and the various component commands to portray the racial/ethnic composition of SOF and compared it to the racial/ethnic composition of different comparison groups. The study found that minorities are, indeed, underrepresented in SOF--especially blacks. Barriers to joining SOF consisted of structural barriers such as the ASVAB score cutoffs and the swimming requirement, perceptual barriers such as lack of knowledge and community support and lack of identification with SOF, as well as a possible lack of interest in SOF. The authors offer several recommendations to overcome these barriers. 
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<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585246491 9780585246499 9780833027535 0833027530 
<br/><br/><label>Standard Tech. Report. No.: </label>RAND/MR-1042-SOCOM 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99036517  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>USA Heer  Special Forces 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Special forces (Military science)--United States.<br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.<br/>Special forces (Military science)<br/>Nationale Minderheit<br/>Military & Naval Science.<br/>Law, Politics & Government.<br/>Military Administration.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.<br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic book.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UB417  / .B37 1999eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>356/.16/0973