We’ve been seeing a lot of reports that military DEI offices are only rebranding or leaders tell their people DEI offices are closing but they are still following DEI principles.
But here’s one leader who gets it:
“The first “sync” meeting today with our 2-star and 8 or so flying wing Commanders.
Everyone comes up on the big screen in Teams.
General opens the meeting by reading Trumps Executive order abolishing DEI in the military verbatim and then ends with
“If I hear of any of your wings who obfuscate or disobey this order, you will be immediately removed of Command. Any questions?”
“No sir!”
Then the meeting carried on.”
The first “sync” meeting today with our 2-star and 8 or so flying wing Commanders.
Everyone comes up on the big screen in Teams.
General opens the meeting by reading Trumps Executive order abolishing DEI in the military verbatim and then ends with
“If I hear of any of your…
— BowTiedDad | The Chad Dad (@BowTiedDaddy) January 24, 2025
So many commanders are going to be so relieved they no longer have to keep playing the game and letting a huge chunk of their work force frolic off to endless DEI meetings, symposiums, planning meetings, events etc …
— SincerelyHeld (@KacyJDixon) January 24, 2025
“Thought I was going to have to come down there, carry on” pic.twitter.com/TrNvxMBizI
— SgtMack309 (@SgtMack309) January 24, 2025
It’s kinda funny how the military got shit on but the vast majority of the people had this crap IMPOSED/ORDERD on them and never wanted it and are very happy to get rid of it now they have the chain of command authority to do so.
— Luciferous_22 (@Luciferous_22) January 24, 2025
I retired from the AF in 2018. TACP. I have actively steered my kids and others from .mil since 2020. This stance is…shifting….slowly. There are a metric -ton of fat woke GOs that need to be run out. As I see this happen, it is likely my son, and others I know will sign up.
— Forgo10man (@forgo10man) January 24, 2025
Glad to see the President’s executive order banning DEI training. Will this reverse the biased admissions policies of the Service Academies, which for more than a decade have reserved more than 20% of every entering class for women, appointments that males cannot obtain? Will preferences for minority men be abolished? Will military boards for promotion and special assignments/programs now be instructed to disregard race or gender in their selections based only on merit?