President Joe Biden’s purported pick to head the Defense Department’s Joint Chiefs of Staff previously indicated that divisive “DEI” ideology would influence U.S. Air Force personnel decisions.
For context, diversity, equity, and inclusion (often abbreviated to DEI) is a divisive and poisonous ideology dismissive of merit to discriminate based on characteristics such as skin color and sexual orientation.
Individuals who qualify for a certain position due to their merits but don’t meet the discriminating entity’s goal of being more “diverse” are passed over in favor of those who meet the preferred identitarian standards.
Late last week, various outlets reported that Biden tapped Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown to replace U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In March 2020, Brown received a nomination from President Donald Trump to become the Air Force’s top general after previously serving as the commander of Pacific Air Forces. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate later that year.
While legacy media’s coverage of Biden’s decision has largely been devoted to Brown’s skin color and the “history-making” nature of his alleged nomination, a deeper dive into Brown’s past reveals efforts by the general to advance “DEI” ideology throughout the U.S. Air Force.
In November 2020, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported that during a virtual discussion hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Brown indicated that “[a]t the higher level of the Air Force, diversity ha[d] moved to the forefront of personnel decisions such as promotions and hiring.”
“It was almost like, in some cases in the past, when you talk about diversity, folks were afraid to bring it up that you didn’t have a slate of diverse candidates, or there wasn’t an African American, Asian American, a woman on the slate,” Brown said.
“Now, it’s almost like they’ve got to be on the slate and be considered. And so, as an institution and as a nation, we are more apt to talk about diversity, more so than we have in the past. Now, we’ve got to get past talk. … It’s what we do. It’s how we actually bring in … individuals and give them the opportunity.”
During his November remarks, Brown went on to detail his personal attempts to increase opportunities for so-called “diverse candidates” in the Air Force. When building his staff upon taking office, for instance, Brown said he “hire[d] for diversity because they all bring a different perspective” and he can “hear different sides of the argument.” . . . . (read more on The Federalist)
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