A contradiction...?

I saw the following on a company's website:

It is the policy of ____________, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, to attract and retain the best qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

Um, doesn't "affirmative action" regard "race, color, national origin, gender"?

An Interview

Several of us prior service OIF and OEF vets were interviewed for this particular site.  Give it a look and see a few stories of adjusting to coming home.