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02836cam a2200445 a 4500 001 7E0D87CE62A311DFAF3CE96BC41A358D 003 SILO 005 20100519080509 008 100310s2010 caua b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2010009461 020 $a 0833048937 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780833048936 (pbk. : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)554225982 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d SCT $d CZL $d MUM $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a U410 Q1 D58 2010 245 0 $a Diversity of service academy entrants and graduates / $c Sheila Nataraj Kirby ... [et al.]. 260 $a Santa Monica, CA : $b RAND National Defense Research Institute, $c 2010. 300 $a xxxviii, 123 p. : $b ill. (chiefly col.) ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Rand Corporation monograph series ; $v MG-917-OSD 500 $a "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "In the wake of concern about the diversity of candidates selected by the U.S. military service academies, House Report 110-279 requested that the Secretary of Defense conduct a comprehensive assessment of the recruiting efforts, admissions policies, graduation rates, and career success rates at the service academies. The military services provided data and accompanying materials pursuant to a request from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. The RAND Corporation was asked to provide assistance in responding to the Congressional mandate by summarizing trends in accession and various outcomes of interest for the entry cohorts as a whole and for subgroups of interest. The study was a short-term effort and limited in scope to descriptive analyses. This monograph should be of interest to personnel and military planners working to improve the diversity of the military services, particularly the officer force"--P. iii. 610 20 $a United States Military Academy $x Students. 610 20 $a United States Air Force Academy $x Students. 610 20 $a United States Naval Academy $x Students. 651 0 $a United States $x Minorities $x Minorities $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Minority students $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a College attendance $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a College graduates $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Cultural pluralism $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Multiculturalism $z United States $v Case studies. 710 2 $a National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) 700 1 $a Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, $d 1946- 830 0 $a Rand Corporation monograph series ; $v MG-917-OSD. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171228020851.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825055943.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7E0D87CE62A311DFAF3CE96BC41A358D 994 $a 02 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search