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The Task Force One Navy recently made diversity-related recommendations that include de-emphasizing standardized academic tests when evaluating Navy recruits and renaming ships and other assets with problematic names.
The task force s final report included a pledge for its own members to advocate for and acknowledge all lived experiences and intersectional identities of every Sailor in the Navy.
Cmdr. Dave Hecht, a spokesman for the chief of naval personnel for the Navy, told Fox News on Friday that the pledge was intended to serve as a north star for task force leadership and was included in the report to demonstrate its guiding principles.
By Lauren C. Williams
Feb 03, 2021
The Navy has released nearly 60 recommendations on combatting systemic racism and sexism in the ranks as part of a long awaited report on diversity and inclusion.
Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, ordered the Task Force One Navy report, which spans 141 pages with 56 recommendations, following the mass protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd last summer. Gilday said the Navy had failed to adequately address systemic racism and sexism in the service. We have fallen short in the past by excluding or limiting opportunity for people on the basis of race, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender or creed, Gilday said in a statement. Simply put, all Sailors – uniformed and civilian - and applicants for accession to the Navy must be treated with dignity and respect above all else.
Task Force One Navy aims to end discrimination and give all sailors an even playing field. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 6:56 PM EST February 3, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. The Navy took a major step in fighting racial bias and inequality in the ranks Wednesday with the release of a critical document from Task Force One Navy
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The Navy established the task force in summer of 2020 in the midst of the national unrest that came after the death of George Floyd.
Floyd, a Black man, died after a White police officer in Minneapolis was recorded kneeling on Floyd s neck as he took him into custody in May.