{"id":14022,"date":"2021-08-03T19:42:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T19:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/03\/heres-why-the-marine-corps-is-considering-returning-to-promotion-photos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:07:40","slug":"heres-why-the-marine-corps-is-considering-returning-to-promotion-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/2021\/08\/03\/heres-why-the-marine-corps-is-considering-returning-to-promotion-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why the Marine Corps is considering returning to promotion photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland \u2015 The Navy and Marine Corps may soon<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/08\/03\/cnp-removing-photos-from-promotion-boards-has-hurt-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\"> require that official photos be submitted for promotion boards,<\/a> after photo removal led to decreased diversity, senior leaders for both services said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July 2020 then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/17\/promotion-packet-photos-are-out-name-and-sex-could-be-next\/\" target=\"_blank\">Secretary of Defense Mark Esper<\/a> required all services within the Department of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/08\/26\/marine-corps-officially-removes-photo-requirements-for-promotions-packages\/\" target=\"_blank\">to remove the photograph requirement <\/a>in an effort to eliminate unconscious bias from the promotion board process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy Vice Adm. John Nowell Jr., the chief of Naval personnel, said that comparing data over the past five years of one-star boards the Navy saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/11\/the-corps-cant-complete-its-missions-without-women-minorities-top-marine-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">a decrease in diversity promotions <\/a>when the photograph requirement was removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think we should consider reinstating photos in selection boards, we got the data,\u201d Nowell said during a panel on inclusion and diversity as a force multiplier at the 2021 Sea-Air-Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/11\/the-corps-cant-complete-its-missions-without-women-minorities-top-marine-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/608755-2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Corps can\u2019t complete its missions without women, minorities, top Marine says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Berger spoke about the success the Marine Corps has had integrating women into combat units and starting to bring gender integration to boot camp.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a meritocracy, we\u2019re only going to pick the best of the best, but we\u2019re very clear with our language &#8230;that we want them to consider diversity across all areas. Right?\u201d Nowell said. \u201cAnd therefore &#8230; I think having a clear picture on this just makes it easier. So actually our data show that it would support adding photos back in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Brig. Gen. A.T. Williamson, director of Marine Corps manpower plans and policy division, echoed Nowell\u2019s comments, noting that removing photos may have disadvantaged the board\u2019s ability to promote diversity in the top ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps eliminated required photographs from the promotion process in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/08\/26\/marine-corps-officially-removes-photo-requirements-for-promotions-packages\/\" target=\"_blank\">September 2020<\/a> and in June extended that policy to most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/07\/07\/marine-corps-changes-picture-policy-for-tattoos\/\" target=\"_blank\">tattoo photos<\/a>, which the Corps has required since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Williamson said the Corps is continuing to collect data from the most recent board season, but early indicators show that eliminating the photograph requirement has decreased diversity in the promotion system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both leaders said increased diversity was critical to mission readiness and the ability to get the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe American people need to know their military service reflects those they support and defend,\u201d Williamson said, referring to what he called the \u201cethical imperative\u201d to simply do the right thing in terms of diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the \u201coperational imperative\u201d may be the most important reason to create a diverse force, pointing out how complex the current and future battlefield will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s challenging, it is full of problem sets that one group, that one team are not going to be able to solve alone. 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