Preface
Lieutenant Colonel Judith J. Mathewson, State Plans Officer, Headquarters,Alaska Air National Guard, Fort Richardson, Alaska, served as a participant in theTopical Research Intern Program at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute(DEOMI) intermittently from mid December 2003 to mid March 2004. She conductedthe necessary research to prepare this report. The Institute thanks Lieutenant ColonelMathewson for her contributions to the research efforts of DEOMI.
Scope
The Topical Research Intern Program provides the opportunity for Servicemembers and civilians of the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Coast Guard towork on a diversity/equal opportunity project while on a 30-day tour of duty at theInstitute. During their tour, the interns use a variety of primary and secondary sourcematerials to compile research pertaining to an issue of importance to equal opportunity(EO) and equal employment opportunity (EEO) personnel, supervisors, and other leadersthroughout the Services. The resulting publications are intended as resource andeducational materials and do not represent official policy statements or endorsements bythe DoD, United States Air Force, Air National Guard or any of their agencies. Thepublications are distributed to EO/EEO personnel and senior officials to aid them in theirduties. To reach the widest audience possible, the publications are posted on the Internetat: https://www.patrick.af.mil/deomi/deomi.htm.
The opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and should not beconstrued to represent the official position of DEOMI, the military Services,Department of Defense, or U.S. Coast Guard.
Cover design by Mr. Pete Hemmer, Ki Corporation, contractor with the Defense EqualOpportunity Management Institute.
LOCAL REPRODUCTION IS AUTHORIZED AND ENCOURAGED
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