I was an undergrad pilot training IP in the days when the AF first admitted women. Some were very good, others were not. And yes, there was pressure to pass some of the not good ones in order to meet quotas. I had the pleasure of being good friends with one of the first women USAF pilots, and she was very angry that some unqualified women got through the system. The good ones were good, and the bad ones were - well Dorkbama level quota passes. All in all, roughly one in three pilot trainees can not hack it - no matter the race or sex.
But yes, we should worry about the liberal left’s propensity to always lower standards. And remember, the double standard is ALWAYS rule one when one is a leftist. And everything that is touched by a leftist turns to Obamastuff.
Good post. And as I said in one of my posts above, the “beneficiaries” of “affirmative action” are often harmed by that assistance, because no matter how qualified they may be, it is a shadow they have to live under.