The Importance Of Diversity In Military Programs

Previously, I attended a women’s college that was known for its large completely female military program. Majority of the girls in the program came from military families and understood what it was like to be military children. Being that I was a raised by a civilian and had never met any military kids before, I didn't understand why they would want to join the military knowing what they experienced being military children and what their parent(s) experienced being in the military. Now that i think about it, that may be one of the reasons why the girls in the program were so close to each other. They rarely hung out with civilians or even the other who may have been military kids but not in the military program. As a result, most of the civilian students did the same. …show more content…
However, having diversity in your relationships is important because it creates understanding and then acceptance of differences. Therefore, I try to meet and become close with people with different backgrounds from me, as hard as it may be. I know that even though we may be different, we can learn a lot from each other that is beneficial in the