Originally Posted by
ORAC
The issues with the forces (inept recruitment with multi-year delays, dysfunctional flying training, bad housing, etc etc) are nothing to do with “woke”.
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Unless you are intimately aware of everything going on from procurement to training, I think you are stretching too far. Having read about Boeing's DEI procedures, I can believe that box-ticking to achieve fatuous goals is prevalent in all areas of the military. Some time within the last week some news outlet published just how many committees/networks dealing with racism/sexism/how to address people etc etc there were in the military, and it was unbelievable. Having said that I have to add that the number of recent examples of criminal behaviour in those categories being publicised are worrying. Those are however real crimes and not
micro-aggressions.
I recall once being in a US military establishment and usinga pen that said
"Made by Blackfoot Indians ". When I asked about this, I was informed th
at disadvantaged groups are given prioriity in procurement procedures which obviously aligns with what I wrote about Boeing above, as I imagine they were likely reacting to advice from the DoD about
inclusive employers being preferred
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