Managing Diversity in the Military

Daniel P. McDonald is the Executive Director of Research, Development, and Strategic Initiatives for the Department of Defense, Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), has supported the US DoD for nearly 20 years, and was Adjunct Professor at the University of Central Florida, USA, teaching Research and Statistical Methods in Psychology. Kizzy M. Parks is the President of K. Parks Consulting, Inc., and is Adjunct College Professor for Brevard Community College (BCC) and DeVry University, USA.

• 1. Introduction and chapter integration Part I: Foundation of Diversity: policy and strategy 2. Reframing the diversity discussion: the need for internal dialogue 3. Diversity policies across the Department of Defense 4. 2K10 and beyond: diversity, inclusion and the respect for others in the US culture 5. Leading across diversity 6. Lessons learned on diversity across military organizations 7. Getting to "Ground Truth" in the military: conducting diversity assessments Part II: Special topics in diversity and inclusion 8. Status, power, and diversity in the military 9. . Diversity and inclusion: an equal opportunity practitioner’s perspective 10. Generational diversity: removing barriers to building bridges 11. Exploring the management of religious diversity within the US Military 12. Wounded Warriors: an inclusive culture for all in the workplace 13. LGB and possible challenges that will happen now that "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell" has been repealed 14. A New Angle on the US Military’s emphasis on developing cross-cultural competence: connecting in-ranks’ cultural diversity to cross-cultural competence