ALCOAST 252/20 - JUN 2020 RELEASE OF THE COAST GUARD DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ACTION PLAN 2019-2023

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SUBJ:  RELEASE OF THE COAST GUARD DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ACTION PLAN 2019-2023
1. The world’s best Coast Guard must be the world’s most inclusive and diverse
Coast Guard; anything less means that we will fail to garner the talent,
innovation, creativity, and performance necessary to meet the challenges of the
increasingly complex maritime environment our Service operates within.
2. Today, the Coast Guard is officially launching our 2019-2023 Diversity and
Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), which establishes Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)
resources, goals, and measures designed to increase the inclusivity of our
workplaces and the diversity of our ranks. Our goal is to build a fully inclusive
Coast Guard where all people are respected – empowered – valued, and have
opportunity to achieve personal growth and professional success. To succeed in
this effort, the DIAP focuses on operationalizing inclusive behaviors and
providing tangible resources to help command cadres, Leadership and Diversity
Councils, and individual members contribute to achieving this service-wide goal.  
3. The DIAP includes three Lines of Effort (LOE):
   a. Development of D&I Acumen: Build education and awareness around D&I
strategic goals to increase cultural intelligence and identify the unique value
of our total workforce.
   b. Strengthen Leadership D&I Awareness and Accountability: Provide unit leaders
with tools to measure, track, and improve their culture of inclusion by aligning
their awareness with action.
   c. Build and Maintain an Inclusive Total Workforce: Create a robust outreach
plan to recruit an increasingly diverse workforce representative of the nation
we serve, and execute standard Coast Guard-wide learning to promote inclusive
leadership.
4. Efforts have been underway for much of the past year to establish the
conditions for DIAP implementation, including training for D&I change agents,
the launch of the Coast Guard Holistic Study and Analysis for Recruiting and
Retention of Underrepresented Minorities (URM Study), and the development of
leadership guides to support the field. These key initiatives are just a few
examples of the many efforts to support the DIAP which we will continue to
undertake in the years to come. Visit https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/DIAP for more
information.
5. Building the inclusive and diverse Coast Guard that America needs will not
happen through study and/or aspiration. Inclusion is an action. We must all be
committed to making tangible differences in the diversity of our ranks and the
inclusivity of our workplaces. All commands shall read the DIAP and encourage all
unit members (active duty, reserve, civilian, auxiliary, and contracted personnel)
to read and understand the expectations it sets, as well as set the conditions
for its successful implementation.
6. Many elements of success already exist in our shared commitment to each other,
the Coast Guard, and our Core Values of “Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty,”
but there is considerable opportunity for organizational growth, particularly
with respect to inclusivity. Implementation of the DIAP will help ensure we not
only attract the best of America’s diverse talent but also foster an environment
that encourages America’s best to stay in our ranks.  
7. Admiral Karl. L. Schultz, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, sends.
8. Internet release is authorized.