ABSTRACT
As a nation, the United States is immersed in two raging wars. These two wars revolve around terrorism in all its forms, including attacks executed in cyberspace. To combat this threat, the federal government has appointed a senior general to oversee cyber warfare, and has devoted resources to support multinational military operations and humanitarian efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Djibouti (Beaumont 2010). Most recently, the congressional Military Leadership Diversity Commission (MLDC) has called for the rescinding of the “combat exclusion policy” for women (Jelinek 2010), the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy has been repealed, and the US Navy now allows women to serve on submarines. Given the pivotal proposed and actual policy changes that have transpired in recent times, these pieces of legislature have reaffirmed the relevance of managing diversity in the military and the need for continuous focus on the topic.
