Terri
02-17-2003, 09:24 PM
Former Military Officers to Back Affirmative Action Suit
AP
Fox News
February 17, 2003
WASHINGTON — Some of the nation's best known retired military officers and former top Pentagon officials will file a Supreme Court brief supporting affirmative action admissions at the University of Michigan.
Former Army undersecretary Joe Reeder, announcing the legal action, said Monday that service academies and ROTC programs need affirmative action to maintain a highly diversified officer corps.
"It is absolutely essential to our fighting force," Reeder said. "You can't get there yet without taking race into consideration."
More than two dozen officials will support the brief including Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the commander in the first Persian Gulf War; Adm. William Crowe, Gen. Hugh Shelton and Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, all former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Gen. Anthony Zinni, former head of the U.S. Central Command.
Full Story (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,78809,00.html )
AP
Fox News
February 17, 2003
WASHINGTON — Some of the nation's best known retired military officers and former top Pentagon officials will file a Supreme Court brief supporting affirmative action admissions at the University of Michigan.
Former Army undersecretary Joe Reeder, announcing the legal action, said Monday that service academies and ROTC programs need affirmative action to maintain a highly diversified officer corps.
"It is absolutely essential to our fighting force," Reeder said. "You can't get there yet without taking race into consideration."
More than two dozen officials will support the brief including Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the commander in the first Persian Gulf War; Adm. William Crowe, Gen. Hugh Shelton and Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, all former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Gen. Anthony Zinni, former head of the U.S. Central Command.
Full Story (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,78809,00.html )