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In today's military I would like to believe that we are beyond the discrimination of the past century. We have members of all races and genders serving in positions of leadership and all ranks. So why do we still have the EO program?<div><table cellspacing="5" style="font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><span class="hw" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#4d4d4d" face="Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif">equal opportunity- </font></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 14px; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Absence of discrimination, as in the workplace, based on race, color, age, gender, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disability. <br><br>I have seen the program abused far too often when a subpar soldier doesn't get their way, or is held to the standard. If all soldiers and leaders are selected and promoted based on Performance and Potential there should be no need for this program. In fact the very title Equal Opportunity is contradictory because if two individuals are exactly identical in performance and potential how do you decide? There has got to be a discriminator.<br></span><div class="pseg"><div><span class="illustration" style="color: rgb(34, 102, 153); font-style: italic;"><br></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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If we didn't have EO, what would people scream if not 'treated fairly'? Oh yeah, we'll still have IG. ;)
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IG is a made up organization created to make Soldiers believe they actually have an advocate with things don't go their way.
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Unfortunately, it is a necessary program. Verified incidents may be far and few between, but there are occasional instances of toxic leaders who foster environments with negative treatment towards protected groups. If anything, at least the EO program sets a standard for how we treat others. The EO program provides a training background that through proper leadership enforcement can help influence those who may have been raised in environments more accepting of bigotry. We're still not out of the era of discrimination in this country (yet), and there are many statistics and news stories that show varied levels of both systematic and individual instances of discriminatory practices nationwide. Anything from prison population demographics to African American consumers being treated poorly at Barney's of NY. I think if anything, Big Army should constantly evaluate the effectiveness of this program and regulate for abuses of the system. EO should evolve as the demographics and social policies of not only the Army change, but as the country changes. We want to always put our best foot forward and be a positive representation of the best men and women this country has to offer, I think the EO program has a strong role in making sure SMs effect their communities in positive ways and don't succumb to bigotry and discriminatory practices.
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I think we all have stories of abuses. My personal one was being told I was discriminating against a white Soldier because his wife was black. I didn't know she was black and the Soldier in question was a POS that I made every effort to reform. But EO still has a place because we do still have discrimination in our society and the Army is just a slice of society.
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