Report: Cultural Competence 'Within Grasp' at Coast Guard Academy

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Report: Cultural Competence 'Within Grasp' at Coast Guard Academy
 
25 Mar 2022
The Day, New London, Conn. | By Erica Moser
NEW LONDON -- The leaders of the Coast Guard Academy view the topics of diversity, equity and inclusion to be essential, a new study states, but its authors have 18 short- and medium-term recommendations to build proficiency in "cultural competence."

A panel of the National Academy of Public Administration on Tuesday released a 117-page report assessing cultural competence — "behaviors, attitudes, and policies that enable a system, agency, or professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations" — at the academy.
 
"The CGA and its team of senior leaders have unique features that give rise to a sense of confidence that significant advances can and will be made in this arena," the report states. "Building a proficient environment where cultural competence is observed as a paramount aim by Academy leaders is a vision within grasp."

 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/03/25/report-cultural-competence-within-grasp-coast-guard-academy.html

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Culture competence?!  Do you get a pin or something for being "culturally competent," like a sharpshooter pin?  Even if they don't, "cultural  competence" has got to give a big boost to, say, helicopter pilots and rescue swimmers.