Listen to the parents/family:
“My nephew is an Air Force pilot and we hear about the “wokeness” that has penetrated the military. There is a huge loss of camaraderie and the overall sense of “being one” that is extremely important in the military. When I served, we felt like “one”. It didn’t matter if we were white, black, hispanic, Asian, etc., we were united with a common overall mindset. The same way the US has been fractioning into tribalism, we are seeing the same thing in the military. Add in the transgender lifestyle that’s actively being promoted under these conditions and there are people that no longer want to serve, or that refuse to reenlist."
“As a retired USAF veteran (1982-2003), it breaks my heart. My best memories are of the “togetherness” of my brothers and sisters on the flight line. We didn’t care about skin color or sexual anything. We worked together and played together. I guess not anymore.”
“Wokeness has dissuaded both my spouse and I from encouraging our two sons to join (having two retired military parents, does that seem to be saying something?)”
“As a parent of active duty kids, I know the crap about DEI training to be true. This crap has been forced down their throats. China is laughing.”
“My son left the military after 5 years of service for this very reason. He noted the weakness it promotes and disunity.”
"A good friend’s son is a sniper instructor in one of the branches of the U.S. military. A black female jr officer was accepted into the sniper school and failed miserably. He flunked her out and thought that was the end of it. Not so fast! His superiors told him to give her a better score and record that she completed and passed sniper school. The sniper unit went ballistic. To a man they were prepared to resign. DEI comes to the military."
“My son was bumped out of VMI because of quota expectations. Not because of his academics. The letter stated he could try again for the next year but the Institute required a percentage of diversity applicants. What we have done is tell our youth that here in America you can be and do what ever you want if you work hard enough. What is actually happening is if you fit a certain criteria you will be put ahead of the line and pampered to ensure your success and you don’t have to work hard to get there. And we wonder what has happened to our youth, and young leaders. Definitely a sad day!”
“My husband retires from the Air Force with a 20 year career in less than 2 years and it can’t come soon enough. Wokeness is an infection rotting it from the inside out. Good airmen no longer get promoted due to the strat program. White men are time and time again looked over to meet diversity goals regardless of their achievements.”
“A good friend of mine was told to his face “we are not looking for OCS candidates of your ethnicity. We are looking for an Asian American and an African American.” Recruiter didn’t even hide it. The conversation stopped right there. Refuses to entertain the idea of putting my buddy in. We sat there blown away.”
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