|
Naval Academy
Naval Academy struggles to recruit blacksPublished 03/04/07
Photo no longer available
File photo by J. Henson — The Capital
The Class of 2008, exercising in 2004, accurately illustrates the Naval Academy’s difficulties in recruiting a brigade that looks like the enlisted ranks they will lead and the nation they will defend.
In Annapolis, the Naval Academy's most recent class started out in July with 1,215 members. Of that total, only 77 described themselves as at least partly African American.
That means slightly more than 6 percent of the class is black. And the numbers are worse at West Point and at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. One prominent congressman, Rep. E. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and on the Naval...
|
| #1 - Anti-illegal-immigration group draws controversy (43 comments) |
| #2 - Severna Park forfeits county title (39 comments) |
| #3 - Man: Police forced him to delete photos (14 comments) |
| #4 - Suspect in assault top military wrestler (12 comments) |
| #5 - Couple departs Annapolis, continues on sailing adventure (9 comments) |
Annapolis 
Edgewater |
• Archives
• Business
• Columnists
• Environment
• Government
• Local
• Naval Academy
• Obituaries
• Opinion
• Police
• Public Record
• Region
• Story index
• Weather
• Get news alerts
• Send news tip
• Traffic cameras
• Business
• Columnists
• Environment
• Government
• Local
• Naval Academy
• Obituaries
• Opinion
• Police
• Public Record
• Region
• Story index
• Weather
• Get news alerts
• Send news tip
• Traffic cameras
• Local
• Annapolis
• Broadneck
• Crofton
• Crownsville
• Edgewater
• Kent Island
• Millersville
• Odenton
• Pasadena
• Severna Park
• Severn
• South County
• West County
• Calendar
• Schools
• Glen Burnie
• Bowie
• Annapolis
• Broadneck
• Crofton
• Crownsville
• Edgewater
• Kent Island
• Millersville
• Odenton
• Pasadena
• Severna Park
• Severn
• South County
• West County
• Calendar
• Schools
• Glen Burnie
• Bowie
• Entertainment
• Calendar
• Child's Play
• Movie Showtimes
• Dining Review
• Tour Annapolis
• Live Music
• Contests
• Calendar
• Child's Play
• Movie Showtimes
• Dining Review
• Tour Annapolis
• Live Music
• Contests
VOICES
• Advertise
• Archive
• Blogs
• Calendar
• Comments
• Contact us
• Cookbook
• Slideshows
• Video
• AP Video
SUBMIT INFO:
• Anniversary
• Band info
• Birth
• Calendar event
• Engagement
• Letter
• Obituary
• Wedding
• Archive
• Blogs
• Calendar
• Comments
• Contact us
• Cookbook
• Slideshows
• Video
• AP Video
SUBMIT INFO:
• Anniversary
• Band info
• Birth
• Calendar event
• Engagement
• Letter
• Obituary
• Wedding
• Advertise
• Advertise Classified
• Advertise Online
• Advertise Print
• Contact Us
• Contact Capital
• Contact Online
• Capital history
• Carrier supplies
• Deal of the Day!
• Forms
• Internships
• Legal ads
• Send news tip
• Stop delivery
• Subscribe
CONTACT:
• Bowie
• Crofton
• Maryland Gazette
• West County
• Advertise Classified
• Advertise Online
• Advertise Print
• Contact Us
• Contact Capital
• Contact Online
• Capital history
• Carrier supplies
• Deal of the Day!
• Forms
• Internships
• Legal ads
• Send news tip
• Stop delivery
• Subscribe
CONTACT:
• Bowie
• Crofton
• Maryland Gazette
• West County
MARKET PLACE
• Cars
• Classifieds
• Coupons
• Find a newspaper
• Hotels/Lodging
• Homes
• Jobs
• Local Directory
• News Archives
• Photo reprints
• Restaurants
• Subscribe
• Classifieds
• Coupons
• Find a newspaper
• Hotels/Lodging
• Homes
• Jobs
• Local Directory
• News Archives
• Photo reprints
• Restaurants
• Subscribe
Copyright ©
| Capital Gazette Communications, Inc., Annapolis, Maryland | Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
If you encounter other problems, please email ewiffin@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.
In order to post or vote on a comment, you must be signed in with a hometownannapolis account.
Take a look at a summary of Commenting Guidelines.
If you encounter other problems, please email ewiffin@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.