Woke Royal Air Force Aims For Diversity

| August 18, 2022


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The head of Royal Air Force recruitment has resigned amid claims the service has “paused” in offering new roles to white males in order to achieve diversity goals. The senior female recruitment officer reportedly imposed a temporary freeze on recruitment. The move caused a widespread backlash from officers who claim the move puts the UK’s security at risk by prioritizing diversity over skill. Go figure.

Poetrooper sends.

RAF recruitment chief ‘unashamed’ of ‘pausing job offers for white men’ to employ more women and ethnic minorities

Deborah Haynes

The RAF’s top personnel officer has confirmed she did ask her recruitment team to “stop filling up the training courses” with new recruits temporarily after diversity targets were not being hit.

The admission by Air Vice-Marshal Maria Byford came after Sky News reported on Tuesday that the head of RAF recruitment had resigned in protest at what defence sources described as an “effective pause” on making job offers to white men in favour of women and ethnic minorities.

An RAF spokesperson at the time denied that there had been any pause in recruitment.

Speaking to The Times, Air Vice-Marshal Byford – one of the most senior female officers in the air force – said she was “unashamed” of a policy that could mean women and ethnic minorities are in effect being prioritised for roles over white men.

The Chief of Staff Personnel – who is the boss of the female Group Captain who quit in apparent protest at what the recruitment team was being asked to do – said in the interview she had “slowed” down the recruitment process for all candidates ahead of a meeting of the RAF board next month.

MSN

The US Navy got this data point in the post-Tailhook nightmare- it cost lives and treasure.

The lengthy Twitter denial from the MoD is telling. Interesting how many ways there are to weasel-word ‘racism.’

Thanks, Poe.

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Mick

“The US Navy got this data point in the post-Tailhook nightmare- it cost lives and treasure.”

Shack. The Marine Corps learned this the hard way after Tailhook ’91, too.

Here’s the fundamental question that needs to be answered by these “woke” assclowns:

Do you want the most qualified Aviators that you can get to be dropping ordnance “danger close” to friendlies in combat, or would you rather have the most diverse Aviators that you can get trying to do it?

David

Amen! Speaking from the viewpoint of 0 AGL or maybe a little lower, not only could I not tell what race/creed/color/gender/whatever a pilot may be, I really don’t care as long as he/she/it/they is on my side and the best in the world at their job.

11B-Mailclerk

Some of the Proggies genuinely believe that in a fair/eqitable system that men and women (if they even believe in that distinction) are fully interchangeable. The proper Progressive system will ensure that equal outcome, and by opposing it you are merely trying to maintain a privileged position.

In other words

Insanity.

No, they can’t see their own contradictions and counter-factuals, nor do they see their appalling track record of ruin. Your attempts to reason with them, or to point to obvious and proveable reality, are considered evidence of your ulterior evil motives, ignorance, and unwillingness to understand. If you were a good, educated person, you would agree and comply.

In other words.

Shut up and obey your betters.

Anonymous

If you’re going to lawn-dart your aircraft, it does matter how diverse or competent your pilots are…

Anonymous

“doesn’t” I meant to write… dang autocorrect (will f*in’ turn it off, if I can find how)…

E. Conboy

Good luck with that!

KoB

It’s not discrimination when they do it. White boys are the only people in the world that are RAAAYYYCCCIIIIISSS! Everybody knows that.

5JC

I hear China is doing exactly the same thing. They will not seat any more Han pilots until the Tibetans, Uyghurs, Manchu, Hui, Mongol and Afro-Chinese are all equally represented in the pilot ranks.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/02/18/covid-blackface-tv-chinas-racism-problem-runs-deep

11B-Mailclerk

Looks like someone sent the RAF out to find Woke Diverters

Hack Stone

If you are looking for an appointment in the RAF and your landing gear is down, just pull a Lia Thomas and declare yourself a woman. Bonus points, as you can miss a week of mandatory physical training every month because Aunt Flo is visiting.

Av8or33

Definitely not “ The few” anymore. Another storied military service destroyed. I guess the diversity crew can die in the future fight against China, my family will sit this one out for a change.

USMC Steve

Not really much of an issue, given that the RAF is so tiny. What, they have like 500 people or so? Even if they totally screw that organization up, it will have no impact. And the Brits are already well on their way on being a third world shithole anyway.

Av8or33

Sadly, from the greatest empire the world has ever seen to 2nd rate shadow of itself in one lifetime. If it can happen to Great Britain it can happen here. Sadly it took paying for two world wars and the weight of an empire in revolt to bring Britain down, we are doing all by ourselves with internal division, apathy and corruption of our leadership.