Lawmakers send few minorities to academies

Lawmakers send few minorities to academies

Lawmakers send few minorities to academies

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Air Force Junior ROTC cadet Kwameka Jones salutes before her squad practiced drills, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in Baltimore. Members of Congress who have made the fewest nominations to the nation's three major military academies represent districts with large minority populations, at a time when the schools are trying to increase diversity, an Associated Press review has found.