; (C) conduct annual barrier analyses to review demographic diversity patterns across the military life cycle, starting with accessions; and (D) each year meet with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to assess progress towards the objectives specified in paragraph (1) and establish recommendations to meet such objectives. (m) The Secretary shall include in each national defense strategy under subsection (g)— (1) the demographics, disaggregated by grade, ethnicity, race, gender, and military occupational specialty, for— (A) accession into the armed forces; (B) the enlisted corps; (C) the commissioned officers; (D) graduates of the military service academies; (E) the rate of promotion in the promotion zone; (F) the rate of promotion below the zone for promotion; (G) the rates of retention; (H) command selection; (I) special assignments; (J) career broadening assignments; (K) aides to general officers and flag officers; and (L) any other matter the Secretary determines appropriate; (2) an analysis of assignment patterns by ethnicity, race, and gender; (3) an analysis of attitudinal survey data by ethnicity, race, and gender; (4) an assessment of the available pool of qualified of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, Alaska Native and female candidates for positions in pay grades O–9 and O–10; (5) identification of persistent, group-specific deviations from overall averages and plans to investigate underlying causes