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Documents Confirm US Air Force Policy to Reduce White Males in Key Program - Reports

© Airman Gabrielle SpaldingMaj. Will Andreotta, F-35 Lightning II "Heritage Flight Team" pilot from Luke Air Force Base, Az., prepares to exit the cockpit at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 20, 2016. The aircraft is here to perform a fly-over during the U.S. Air Force Tattoo at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2016.
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Air Force has released documents confirming that it has deliberately tried to reduce the number of white male applicants to a popular training program fast tracking the career advancement of its officers in the interests of racial and gender diversity, the Daily Caller reported.
The Air Force, after repeated requests --finally released a large number of documents confirming its goal of reducing the number of white male applicants in the popular officer program after months of trying to avoid doing so, the report said on Thursday.
Current Chiefs of Staff Chairman CQ Brown, who was Air Force Chief of Staff at the time, issued a memorandum in 2022 stating that the service was seeking to promote more minority and female officers in its efforts to advance diversity and inclusion, the report said.
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The documents now obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation include a 2022 slideshow in which the Air Force outlined racial and gender quotas and explained how it hoped to cut down on the number of white males in its Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) officer’s applicant program, the report added.
The Biden administration and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have repeatedly stated they give priority to boosting diversity, equity and inclusion in the US armed forces, according to the report
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