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Lawmakers favor white candidates over minorities in service academy nominations: report


Lawmakers favor white candidates over minorities in service academy nominations: report
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Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point march during the 57th Presidential Inauguration Parade in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2013. (Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Army)
Nominations for admission to military service academies by members of Congress disproportionately favor white students, which in turn may hurt future leadership opportunities in the ranks for minority groups, according to a new analysis out today from the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School.
From 1994 to 2019, roughly 74 percent of nominations from current members of Congress to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy at West Point went to white students, even though they made up just 54 percent of the eligible student pool. ....

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Study shows Congressional nominations for military service academies fail to reflect diversity


Report reveals which Members of Congress nominated most, least students of color
Credit: AP
In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force Academy, academy cadets start the school year with a mix of reduced class sizes and remote learning on Aug. 12, 2020, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Under the siege of the coronavirus pandemic, classes have begun at the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. But unlike at many colleges around the country, most students are on campus and many will attend classes in person. (Trevor Cokley/U.S. Air Force Academy via AP) ....

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