Diversity
“Buffalo Soldiers” convention
Okay, I have to admit having mixed feelings on this group. That organization, the National Association of Buffalo Soldiers & Troopers Motorcycle Club, held its annual convention in Hampton this week. Helping others is core to the club’s mission, Thomas said Saturday. They also aim to tell the story of the Buffalo Soldiers — Black […]
California Female Prison Inmates Sue State For Housing Transgenders
A group of female inmates have named the state of California as the defendant in a lawsuit over housing transsexuals in women’s prison facilities. The group, named the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF), is strongly opposed to recent California legislation which allows transsexuals entry to woman’s correctional facilities throughout the state. According to Bakersfield.com, “two of […]
Transportation Secretary and America’s “Racist Roads”
Secretary Buttigieg At a White House presser yesterday, a well rested US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was asked by White House correspondent April Ryan to “…give us the construct on how you will deconstruct the racism that was built into the roadways?” Ahh, what? This question would have frozen any normal person to the spot, […]
Navy launches USNS Harvey Milk
Artists conception of USNS Harvey Milk On 06 November 2021, the U.S. Navy christened a John Lewis class replenishment oiler, the future USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), during a ceremony held in San Diego, California. USNS Harvey Milk will be the second of its class of underway replenishment oilers, and will be operated by the […]
Pipe Aboard the New Four Star
New Admiral, but in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS), not the Navy. Who are these folks? From their site: The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is an elite team of more than 6,000 well-trained, highly qualified public health professionals dedicated to delivering the nation’s public health promotion and disease prevention programs […]
Photos Hurt Diversity
Navy Mustang Back in July 2020, then SecDef Esper banned the use of photos in promotion and selection boards to counter any racial bias. In a memo to the service secretaries and the JCS, Esper included the photo removal as part of a series of steps aimed at eliminating “discrimination, prejudice and bias in all […]
Sailors say Navy leaders failing to prepare for war
A recently released report from two retired Flag Officers paints the US Navy as not ready for war- it has apparently become “captive to bureaucratic excess.” The report, prepared for members of Congress paints a portrait of the Navy as a service adrift. The report, commissioned by Sen. Tom Cotton, Reps. Mike Gallagher, Dan Crenshaw […]
Bring Back The Draft!
This is almost my favorite subject, although making good gravy sometimes exceeds it. It is about whether or not women should be required to register with Selective Service and put up with being drafted if we need to have warm bodies and walking two-leggers in a wartime setting. https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2021/06/09/changing-military-draft-its-not-really-about-women.html I don’t think it’s necessary that […]
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