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Reading the prescribed chapters 4 and 7 in Diversity in the Workplace, I hemmed and hawed what workplace to target filled with heated debates aligned with their side, the other side and the truth. I will also provide my insights and observations onsite at a federal agency located in the Hudson County region recently. We have grown and continue to grow in technology, science, and math like the speed of light, however, when it comes to us on personal and interpersonal relations, I feel that we are little better than our ancestors nineteen generations ago. I am appalled as to what I hear coming out of the mouths of many educated and professional adults. My essay is regarding our United States Army, Department of Defense. Let me†¦show more content†¦The Army goes into great lengthy detail bragging on equal opportunity to all, and comments how they maintain competitive and wanting to attract highly skilled military and civilian workforce since the 1950’s employing over 1.4 million personnel. In the chapters read, I noticed my employer ranked number 34 nationwide for diversity, along with many of our clients mentioned too. Prior to DADT Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy implemented in the year of 2011, over 14,000 military men and women were wrongfully discharged for their sexual preference, costing the tax payers over $50,000 per each event! (Keys, Charley, and Cohen) How could someone’s sexual preference impact fighting against the enemies I ask myself? I have many friends and family who are gay, and never have I felt uncomfortable or threatened. Contrarily, while I stereotype I find the opposite with more compassion, kindness, and love. Maybe the issue lies with the person with the hand up? I had the privilege to meet with an officer who served in Iraq war and was willingly happy to share a few of her experiences from basic training to combat, behind a closed door. Over all, once she had proven herself to her platoon, she was treated as an equal. She commented on topics such as the backpack weighs 70 pounds and designed for males. The strap in the front rubs on the collar bo nes on a different location. Process improvement women now place a