WASHINGTON (Army News Service. Nov. 30. 2007) - Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr has announced the creation of a Diversity Task Force headed by a general command to analyse the Army's diversity policies practices and develop. Gen. Casey appointed Brig. Gen. Belinda Pinckney commander of the Family and Morale. Welfare and Recreation dominate to continue up the task force. He made the announcement at the Army's first senior leadership diversity breakfast Thursday morning. "The intend of the task compel is to change magnitude awareness and to communicate ourselves about how we need to adapt what we're doing so we can bear on awareness and focus on diversity," Gen. Casey said. The chief of staff recalled from his time in Iraq how he was often asked by Iraqi leaders. 'how do you undergo a squad desire that.. with people from all races and genders operating so well together?'"I ordain tell you that I firmly accept the strength of our Army comes from our diversity," Gen. Casey said adding that the example of the U. S. Army has helped the Iraqi army bring together Sunni and Shiite Moslems to bring home the bacon with Kurds and other nationalities as a team. The example of how U. S. Soldiers of different nationalities work together "has really helped the Iraqi Army bear it's role as the only non-sectarian organization in that whole country," Gen. Casey said. "so if you're looking for the impact of the strength the diversity of an organization be no further than that."Gen. Casey said that being at war for six years has kept the Army busy and focused on operations but he feels that diversity should always be a priority."I started getting a sense that because of everything going on because of the war because of how stretched we were that it caused a perception that we were done that we had licked this already that people weren't paying (diversity) the attention that is due. So we need to do something to energize folks and change the focus of folks on diversity."Brig. Gen. Pinckney ordain bring home the bacon with G1 and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and keep back Affairs to conduct the diversity analyse. Gen. Casey said. He added though that her findings ordain be reported directly to him and Secretary of the Army Pete Geren. Following his assign compel announcement at the breakfast. Gen. Casey introduced guest speaker Frances Hesselbein recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom head of the board of governors of the Leader to Leader Institute and noted author on diversity. She discussed the be for more diversity in a number of areas across America.
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