New in 2021: The Army’s diversity initiatives December 30, 2020 A non-commissioned officer inspects soldiers before starting a promotion board at the Vaziani Military Base near Tbilisi, Georgia, in August 2019. (Pfc. Denice Lopez/Army) The Army set in motion a series of reforms intended to cut down on unconscious biases by removing certain biographical data points from promotion packets, issuing exit surveys to soldiers leaving the force and looking at how the service recruits and mentors personnel, such as ROTC cadets. “We want to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion is an integrated part of how we do business in the Army,” Lt. Gen. Gary Brito, the Army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel issues, said this fall.