By Trump EO, Air Force Removes Tuskegee Airmen Video From Basic Training

[KCfromNC]

Looks like a similar memo to the DIA workforce has paused all activities related to DEI observances like MLK jr day and Women's History Month.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-holiday-mlk-day-pride-black-hispanic-dei-047bbdbfc12ea6e9a9731f5861d84e70

So much for the Fox News rhetoric about removing DEI making the country closer to MLK jr's ideals.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

By the Executive Order of the Trump Administration, the Air Force has had to pull a video about the Tuskegee Airmen from its basic training curriculum.

Not sure how far this will have to go. I wonder if the Army training and museum exhibits of the Buffalo Soldiers will have to go as well.

https://www.expressnews.com/

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/trump-dei-tuskegee-airmen-banned-air-force-20054637.php

That was not the EO and the Air Force did not have to pull any videos about the Tuskegee Airmen.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Looks like a similar memo to the DIA workforce has paused all activities related to DEI observances like MLK jr day and Women's History Month.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-holiday-mlk-day-pride-black-hispanic-dei-047bbdbfc12ea6e9a9731f5861d84e70

So much for the Fox News rhetoric about removing DEI making the country closer to MLK jr's ideals.

The fact that Holocaust Remembrance Day is also on the list makes me wonder if this is a case of malicious compliance.

 

[RDKirk]

That was not the EO and the Air Force did not have to pull any videos about the Tuskegee Airmen.

You're coming in late. Continue the thread.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

You're coming in late. Continue the thread.

Sorry. Still catching up.

 

[KCfromNC]

The fact that Holocaust Remembrance Day is also on the list makes me wonder if this is a case of malicious compliance.

Or it could be a sincere expression of their beliefs. A decade ago it would have been easier to tell the difference, but things have changed.

 

[RDKirk]

The fact that Holocaust Remembrance Day is also on the list makes me wonder if this is a case of malicious compliance.

Although "malicious compliance" is a new term, I could argue that the military invented the practice. I know for a fact that it was practiced during the Carter Administration, and often at the very lowest levels: He doesn't understand the ramifications and won't listen to those who do, so do exactly what he says exactly as he said it, nothing more, nothing less, don't correct for his errors, and let it blow up in his face.

Something I learned working with Marines is that having people who will obey you can be a terrifying responsibility.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Adios, respect and integrity. There was too much Marxism on this wall at Quantico.

 

[RDKirk]

Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools​

FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves. But they aren’t scrubbing for dust. They’re scrubbing for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement and anything else related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

On Feb. 6, DoDEA (the Department of Defense Education Activity) sent to administrators and school employees at 161 schools around the world a letter “to ensure compliance with executive orders and recent DoD guidance.”

The letter, a copy of which was obtained by Clarksville Now, lays out several new directives. Many of them were expected, including that programs designated for girls “may only be accessed by biological females,” and that signage for restrooms and locker rooms must use terms such as “women” and “men” or “girls” and “boys.”

But the document also bans celebration or promotion of “monthly cultural observances.” This includes the immediate cancellation of any celebrations under way. At Fort Campbell Schools, that meant teachers had to remove all bulletin boards that reference Black History Month and Black leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks, according to a source speaking to Clarksville Now on condition of anonymity. Fort Campbell Schools are also canceling plans for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. There’s no word yet on Women’s History Month, set for March.

I think this is a combination of "malicious compliance" and fear instilled from the top. Like the previous situation with the Air Force hastily removing Tuskegee Airmen information from basic training instruction (which came back with "That's not what we meant" from Hegseth), I think this merely takes asking further questions. They need not respond in this extremity of immediate activity, given that there is plenty of time (90 days) to request more specific guidance.

More significantly, schools serving military facilities in the US may be on military property, but they are not federal government schools...they are state government schools. They are not DoD institutions. The EOs don't even apply to them...they're taking these actions to prove a point.

Here are the three Executive Orders that the Ft Campbell schools are responding to.

Identity Months Dead at DoD

Guidance from the Secretary of Defense: going forward, DOD components and military departments will not use official resources to host celebrations or events related to cultural awareness months.

www.defense.gov

Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

www.whitehouse.gov

Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and

www.whitehouse.gov

This isn't returning to 1950, it's more like returning to 2008...which is okay with me.