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Indeed, absent more context and more time, it's difficult to conclude much of anything. But looking@ one year, it would seem Fleming's point is well made. As you've noted Rocky, a 14% attrition rate vs. a 23% attrition rate is very substantial. Said another way ...it's a decreased success factor of 9% absolute, but a nearly 40% decline on the 23% rate. Huge differential. And again, very costly to address. Politically and fiscally.
And presumably, graduating does not then transform the picture, putting all on a level playing field. To the contrary, it's now magnified as there are fewer commissioned officers who must, by the nature of the edict, be given greater assurance of career opportunities and advance. In other words, fewer being given disproportionate opportunities.
For remember the objective is NOT to graduate more minorities from USNA. It is to ensure more minority Admirals.
And as we've seen this week in a seemingly too-similar scenario, soon to be supreme court justice Sotomayor's solution was deemed unconstitutional.
Last edited by Whistle Pig; 07-02-2009 at 06:03 PM.
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