Former U.S. Vice Chief Of Staff Discusses How Minorities Get Promoted In The Military

Stephen Losey, Air Force Times: Race and the Air Force: The truth about how minorities get promoted

AS A YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICAN OFFICER, LARRY SPENCER REGULARLY SOUGHT OUT CAREER ADVICE FROM BLACK SENIOR OFFICERS. ALL TOO OFTEN, THE MESSAGE HE RECEIVED WAS UNSETTLING.

As a young African-American officer, Larry Spencer regularly sought out career advice from black senior officers. All too often, the message he received was unsettling.

“Every one of them told me the same thing: ‘I don’t like telling you this, and it’s not right,’ but they felt like they had to work harder than their peers to get to the same point,” Spencer, the former vice chief of staff, said in a Feb. 16 interview. “I just accepted that. Maybe I shouldn’t have, but I did. I do feel like I really had to work harder sometimes.”

The advice, unpleasant as it may have been, served him well. Spencer ultimately earned promotion to four-star general and appointment as the service’s second in command, where he served three years until retiring last year.

But despite his considerable success, Spencer remains concerned about the lack of diversity at the top of the force, and roadblocks minority airmen may encounter.

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WNU Editor: You would think that having a black President (elected twice) would change this discussion and the environment for race relations .... but apparently not.

Anti-War Landlord Refused To Rent Apartment Due To Veteran's Military Service

National Guard veteran Joel Morgan says anti-war landlord refused to rent apartment over military service. Photo credit: Fox News

Veteran Says Anti-War Landlord Refused To Rent Apartment Due To Military Service -- Examiner

Joel Morgan, a National Guard veteran who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, has sued a Boston landlord, claiming she refused to rent an apartment to him due to his military service, the Boston Herald reported Monday.

“It just is not going to be comfortable for us without a doubt. It probably would be better for you to look for a place that is a little bit less politically active and controversial,” the landlord reportedly said in a voicemail played for the Herald in the presence of Morgan's attorney.

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My Comment: The law is very clear .... you cannot discriminate against someone who has served in the military. A prediction .... this anti-war landlord refusal to rent is going to cost her a pretty penny when this case is resolved.