Analysis: Congress and the service academies are going to have to try harder to recruit, nominate and admit women if they want the most talented military possible
revealed that since 1994 women have never comprised more than 27 percent of all congressional nominations made in any year for admission to the three military academies. According to the report, Democrats have, on average, given 22 percent of their nominations to women, while Republicans have given 20 percent of their nominations to women.
Particularly low nominators are both Republicans and Democrats, men and women. In fact, two 2020 presidential contenders, Bernie Sanders, at 17 percent women, and Amy Klobuchar, at 16 percent women, are in the bottom 15 of the 100 Senate nominators. Booker, who on average nominates 40 percent women, is the No. 1 Senate nominator of women.
A professor who sat on the admissions committee around the same time told me that the selection process was very opaque, even to those who reviewed applications. When she and others asked about the low goal for women, they were told that because women were not allowed to serve in the infantry or armor occupations, they were automatically limited to less than 20 percent of any class.
Col. Deborah McDonald, director of admissions at West Point, says “in 2014, USMA began developing gender-specific recruitment mailings, specifically addressing women in their first three years of high school. These mailings celebrate the accomplishments of women West Point graduates, describing how they have gone on to become generals, astronauts, executives and government leaders.” She adds that “increased athletic opportunities have also increased women’s interest in applying to West Point.
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