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Old 05-01-2012, 19:38   #14
Peregrino
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Personally, I think recruiting ethnics to "achieve operational diversity" is BULLSHIT. Admittedly I have never deployed to the current conflicts so I don't have experience with today's target populations; however, when I used to deploy, the fact that I didn't look like the indig was to my benefit (until the shouting started, then it tended to resemble a Sesame Street moment ). They saw somebody who was different making an investment in their issues and that was an instant "foot in the door". The times I deployed with "ethnics" selected for "operational diversity" (because some armchair danger thought it was a brilliant idea) were generally abject failures - the locals refused to accept them. The 1-2 who worked out were promptly snatched up and sent to the SFQC, the rest just made our job more difficult. I'm sick to puking of PC BS. Blue said it best:
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I don't want a diverse workplace, I want everyone to be the same...competent and professional. Either you can do it or you can't.

Blue
He's absolutely correct - it is NOT complicated.
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