While African Americans are well represented in the nation's armed services overall, their numbers appear to be thinning in the army officer corps. Colonel Kendrick's study, based on intensive focus groups and surveys, examines what black officers themselves perceive to be causing this problem. Among their serious concerns are apparent inequities in career-enhancing job assignments, disparities in ROTC instruction at minority versus majority college campuses, and mentoring arrangements that stress white officers' needs. Kendrick recommends that the army equalize its education standards for all instructors, improve diversity training, and develop better systems for evaluating officer assignments.
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