Posted on 03/06/2015 5:19:28 PM PST by Snickering Hound
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James has decided to celebrate Women’s History Month by announcing a set of nine initiatives to increase diversity and inclusiveness in the service. The most notable is a new requirement that unless those aspiring to leadership roles can demonstrate their commitment to diversity and inclusion, they will not be considered for promotion.
James first declared the changes on Wednesday during a “Women and Leadership in National Security” conference at the Center for a New American Security, and justified the new initiatives by proclaiming, “There’s simply no country in the world as widely diverse as the U.S.”
According to James, while there’s been some movement toward diversity in the past, it hasn’t been enough. This new strategy will ensure that the service is able to continue to attract the most talented and able minds. Career-field-development team chairs are now required to conduct analyses to figure out what is blocking “airmen from reaching their highest levels of performance,” as James put it, according to Air Force Times.
Out of all services in the military, the Air Force has the highest percentage of women at 18.9 percent, but the female attrition rate is twice that of the male attrition rate during “mid-career phase.”
One of the initiatives coming to the forefront will allow “top performers” to take up to three years off without risking prospects for future promotion. Additionally, James wants to see more women take up the role of pilot, as this job category is usually dominated by men. But because the exclusion occurs as a result of height requirements — that is, a standing height of 64 to 77 inches and a sitting height of 34 to 40 inches — James has elected to modify the waiver process. Previously, the waiver could only be offered to Air Force Academy Cadets, but James will expand the process to include Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets, meaning that 900 women will now be eligible to become pilots.
For James, women should constitute more than the 25 percent of the applicant pool thy already are. Instead, that rate should be boosted to 30 percent.
“This is not just about how we look. It’s about our readiness. It’s about our capabilities today and for the future. It’s about how we are going to perform as an Air Force… in this very uncertain geopolitical environment,” James stated at the conference.
I’m sure there will be a sentence added to the end of every APR. Airman So and So supports diversity.” What a crock.
I believe Obama wants to change the military from a bastion of the right, to a bastion of the left. This is the only reason for these rules regarding religion, gays, etc.
Wants? He has.
national security is at riskfrom our own government.
time to clean out the domestic enemies that are jeopardizing all of us for pc bullsh1t.
how about demonstrating their dedication to the cause of excellence. no, effing “diversity”. screw diversity. it’s libtard cover for screw whites and their/culture at the expense of everyone else’s. it’s libtard cover for balkanizing the country, bullsh1t protected classes law, and pitting demographic groups against each other.
Because a diverse Air Force kills the enemy better? What horse sh8t.
The insane are in charge of our lives. Disgusting.
“trans sexuals” make such great pilots.....
I’m glad I got out.
Social experimental horses***.
Those bastards!
Madness. Pure, unadulterated madness.
The AF has been so F... Up!
Sounds like Deborah James should be sanctioned for creating a hostile work environment.
This is - - - - ing insane.
Have no fear, I’m sure this madness will soon spread to other branches of our Armed Forces.
Way back in the ‘80s I knew a bull dyke who was a career Air Force officer. She said her ilk had a name for themselves: “The Family”.
If you aren’t part of the “alternate lifestyle” freak show, you can forget about being promoted. What a damn shame.
I think that every female should have the opportunity to be drafted, too. Require all females from 18 to 55 to register with the Selective Service. It’s the only way to provide equal opportunity to females.
“I had my hair done for the prom
But then I lost my head to a bomb.
The enemy didn’t care how I looked in my bikini
He just ran a bayonet right through me.”
Welcome to the Infantry, ladies. If it’s OK for some, then it’s OK for all.
Let’s shit on our military through social engineering rather than making training warriors!!
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