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The United States Marine Corps (USMC) Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) Professionals are dedicated to building and strengthening the APA community of leaders through professional development and enhanced career opportunities.
This effort corresponds to the 38th Commandant’s Planning Guidance wherein III Marine Expeditionary Force was identified as the Marine Corps’ main focus of effort supporting the Indo-Pacific area of operations, a location where Asian Pacific Americans understand and have a deep grasp of Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (LREC) continuum while possessing the capabilities of establishing rapport and building relationships among key partners and allies.
Who We Are
Purpose
Make a stronger USMC represented by Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) in senior leadership positions by connecting, sharing, and educating.
Vision
USMC APA representation is consistent across every rank through higher promotion and retention rates enabled by a sharing and learning community. USMC APAs are given opportunities to make their highest contributions to the institution, and in turn, the institution leverages the strengths of USMC APAs.
Values
Provide value to the institution
Focus on high impact
Clear new paths for others to follow
Challenges Facing USMC Asian Pacific Americans
USMC APA
population does not reflect the U.S. APA
population.
USMC APA representation decreases significantly with increasing
rank.
Represent and Inspire
“The Commission believes that leadership positions held by men and women from the many race/ethnicity groups that make up the United States have the potential to instill pride among the populations they represent and to secure greater trust in military leadership. A demographically representative leadership can also encourage servicemembers from underrepresented groups to aspire to leadership roles themselves, or they can inspire youth from different backgrounds to become interested in the military service.”
FROM REPRESENTATION TO INCLUSION: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century Military
(Final Report)
Military Leadership Diversity Commission
Established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009.