Recruiting, Retention, and Race in the Military

Harris, G.L.A.

doi:10.1080/01900690902905485

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“…Harris (2009) claims that minorities in the US traditionally legitimized themselves through the military, but that criticism of US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has eroded recruitment (p. 410). US military recruitment has become heavily dependent on corporate advertising, market research agencies and the militarization of US culture (Rech, 2014).…”

Section: Us and Is Recruitmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Brothers in arms: Visual commonalities between US and IS recruitment strategies

Phillips

Ghalwash

2019

Media, War & Conflict

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This article claims that the visual image contributes to, reflects and supports the dominant discourse of two powerful armed groups that have operated in Iraq and Syria: the US military and the Islamic State (IS). This research uses multimodal discourse analysis to explore two crucial insights into the ideological power of the visual image: the power of the image as spectatorship or spectacle and the sublime or transcendental nature of the visual image. The authors conclude that US and IS recruitment and propaganda videos share these two crucial ideological elements: pride in the spectacle of their military power, discipline and technologies, and sublime commitment to the act of killing and dying for the cause. In this sense, the US military and IS are brothers in arms.

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Section: Us and Is Recruitmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Brothers in arms: Visual commonalities between US and IS recruitment strategies

Phillips

Ghalwash

2019

Media, War & Conflict

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“…Baldwin (1996) noted that minorities are underrepresented in the US Army's middle officer ranks (Captain, Major, and Lieutenant Colonel). Harris (2009) reinforced the observation, noting the challenge for Black officers appears to be at the critical juncture for promotion from senior company-grade (0-3) to the first field grade (0-4) level (see Figure 1-3), which amplified Butler's (1999)finding.…”

Section: A Study Conducted By the Military Leadership Diversitymentioning

confidence: 65%

“…In 2016, the US Army reported that Black US Army officers account for 11.8% of the Total Army officer corps 6 ; the underrepresentation increases significantly in the senior grades (Bailey, 2019;Jones, 2010;Stewart & Firestone, 1992). Research also shows that Black officers have both a lower promotion rate and higher attrition rate when compared with their White counterparts (David J Armor, 1996;Butler, 1999;Commission, 2011;Harris, 2009;Jones, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Of particular note though, Harris (2009) states, "Blacks Smith, 2016). Conversely, Lux (1995) found that attendance at and commissioning from a HBCU yielded an increased probability of promotion to O-4.…”

Section: A Study Conducted By the Military Leadership Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies have shown that Black 1 officers have both a lower promotion rate and a higher attrition rate when compared to White officers (David J. Armor & Gilroy, 2010;Baldwin, 1996;Butler, 1999;Harris, 2009;Jones, 2010;Lee, 2014;I. Smith, 2010;R.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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