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Air Force resumes instruction with Tuskegee Airmen video
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:19 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:19 am
The U.S. Air Force resumed using training material that referred to the Tuskegee Airmen after the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives caused an internal review.
Following Trump’s order last week, the Air Force had removed all training courses with references of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black airmen in the military, and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), female World War II pilots who played a critical role in ferrying warplanes for the military.
While the Air Force said that “no Airmen or Guardians will miss this block of instruction due to the revision,” they did acknowledge that one group of trainees had the training “delayed,” according to The Associated Press.
“That block of training was pulled in order to take out DEI material on Jan. 23 and will continue again as of Monday,” the Air Force added. LINK
Following Trump’s order last week, the Air Force had removed all training courses with references of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Black airmen in the military, and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), female World War II pilots who played a critical role in ferrying warplanes for the military.
While the Air Force said that “no Airmen or Guardians will miss this block of instruction due to the revision,” they did acknowledge that one group of trainees had the training “delayed,” according to The Associated Press.
“That block of training was pulled in order to take out DEI material on Jan. 23 and will continue again as of Monday,” the Air Force added. LINK
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Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:29 am to Jbird
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That block of training was pulled in order to take out DEI material
Inside hit job by a bureaucrat. That information is not DEI. Those airmen and women should rightfully be celebrated.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:30 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:They always were.
Those airmen and women should rightfully be celebrated.
quote:Indeed.
Inside hit job by a bureaucrat.
quote:Was rolled into the DEI bullshite it appears.
That information is not DEI.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:36 am to Clyde Tipton
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Inside hit job by a bureaucrat. That information is not DEI. Those airmen and women should rightfully be celebrated.
Absolutely. It was "removed" so that they could put out a press conference about it and generate fake outrage.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:37 am to Jbird
There is a difference between history and forced "corrections"
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:38 am to swamptiger99
quote:What?
There is a difference between history and forced "corrections"
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:38 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:
Those airmen and women should rightfully be celebrated.
IDK if it should be part of their training.
When Exxon trains their new operators, should they be forced to learn about the first black and first woman operators? Hispanic? Asian? One eyed? Speaks with a lisp? Color blind?
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:42 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:
Those airmen and women should rightfully be celebrated.
My father was a B-24 navigator in the 15th Air Force during WWII. He and his fellow airmen appreciated the escort cover the Red Tails provided.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:47 am to Clyde Tipton
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Inside hit job by a bureaucrat. That information is not DEI. Those airmen and women should rightfully be celebrated
Not at the cost of divisiveness.
How many other soldiers are celebrated during this video or whatever?
400,000 US soldiers died in WW2, where is the Italian, Jewish, Catholic, French, Hispanic, Asian video showing their heroics?
I guess the majority of the life lost isn't worth its own little videos piece.
Im sure all the soldiers of those groups are happy to not see any of their people being celebrated.
The racial shite needs to stop. But hey thats just me.
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 10:50 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:52 am to Jbird
It was an act of malicious compliance by the left.
They wanted the opportunity to blast out the news that "Trump ordered it removed" to call him misogynist and racist.
They wanted the opportunity to blast out the news that "Trump ordered it removed" to call him misogynist and racist.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:54 am to Wolfwireless
quote:
It was an act of malicious compliance by the left.
They wanted the opportunity to blast out the news that "Trump ordered it removed" to call him misogynist and racist.
it wouldnt have been racist.
This a great talking point in our history without question but I wouldnt single out any one group in any video when it comes to a team environment.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:56 am to Jbird
There's no reason to bring up the bad things we did
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:56 am to jizzle6609
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400,000 US soldiers died in WW2, where is the Italian, Jewish, Catholic, French, Hispanic, Asian video showing their heroics?
They tried to honor Cajuns in the TV show 'Combat' by having a regular named 'Caje.' But he was from Canada and had a French accent, not Cajun at all.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 10:59 am to Jbird
I’m guessing that the topic of the Tuskegee Airmen is not a problem. It was probably part of a lesson that pushed the oppressed/oppressor narrative.
Everyone, white or black can identify with the courage and patriotism of a group of black pilots who excelled in their field and made a real difference in WW2 despite being treated as second class citizens. They should be admired by all.
But if the history of the Tuskegee Airmen is part of a narrative that continues to pit whites versus blacks, that uses it as an example of how blacks have been and always will be held back, then it’s a distorted view without context that tends to divide the nation and the air corps, and has been proven to act as drag on black advancement by ingraining in them resentment which is detrimental to personal achievement over adversity.
Everyone, white or black can identify with the courage and patriotism of a group of black pilots who excelled in their field and made a real difference in WW2 despite being treated as second class citizens. They should be admired by all.
But if the history of the Tuskegee Airmen is part of a narrative that continues to pit whites versus blacks, that uses it as an example of how blacks have been and always will be held back, then it’s a distorted view without context that tends to divide the nation and the air corps, and has been proven to act as drag on black advancement by ingraining in them resentment which is detrimental to personal achievement over adversity.
This post was edited on 1/27/25 at 11:28 am
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:01 am to Jbird
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quote:
Those airmen and women should rightfully be celebrated.
They always were.
Not to fight, but just as a sidenote. The descendents of the WASP pilots had to fight for almost two generations for the right to have their grandmothers to get the right to be buried at Arlington.
That fight was won in Congress. https://historycollection.com/female-pilots-finally-receive-equal-rights-death-wasps-can-buried-arlington-national-cemetery/
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:03 am to BigBinBR
quote:
Absolutely. It was "removed" so that they could put out a press conference about it and generate fake outrage.
100% this.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:04 am to Wolfwireless
quote:Never should have been denied.
The descendents of the WASP pilots had to fight for almost two generations for the right to have their grandmothers to get the right to be buried at Arlington.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:07 am to Cuz413
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When Exxon trains their new operators, should they be forced to learn about the first black and first woman operators? Hispanic? Asian? One eyed? Speaks with a lisp? Color blind?
Have any of those Exxon employees seen combat duty in service to their country in world wars?
If so, I'll recognize them for their service.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:14 am to jizzle6609
quote:
it wouldnt have been racist.
This a great talking point in our history without question but I wouldnt single out any one group in any video when it comes to a team environment.
Agreed, and neither would I.
The left however, have no moral compass, and will sink to any low they need to, to further their agenda.
Posted on 1/27/25 at 11:14 am to Clyde Tipton
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Those airmen and women should rightfully be celebrated.
They should be held up a National Heroes - we need a memorial dedicated to them along with all the other memorials.
They performed far greater than anyone at the time could have expected, and I have never heard of one of them going to the dark side of the racism precipice.
They outperformed their honor. It would be good to provide educational assistance to any of their progeny as a continuing honor indefinitely.
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