What do you think: Does race affect promotions?
Published: July 30, 2010
A recent academic study suggests that individual supervisors may be the reason why fewer black and Hispanic sailors get promoted to the ranks of noncommissioned officers than their white counterparts. From 1997 to 2008, the Navy promoted 34 percent of whites and 29 percent of other races to E-4 through E-6, according to the examination of data provided by the Navy.
The researchers found the Navy itself does a good job at making the promotion process objective, relying mostly on test scores, time served, awards and education. But one aspect is quite subjective: the supervisor evaluation. It’s there, the study found, that racial discrimination might be influencing decisions.
Throughout the military, what do you think: does race play a role in promotions?
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