Former commander of USAF Civil Air Patrol: 'Stop hiring middle-aged white people, especially dudes that are pilots'
"Let's make the rhetoric meet the reality," he said. Though his word choice is vague, he appears to have meant that he wants CAP-USAF officials to stop "preaching" about "diversity and being inclusive" and instead make diversity and inclusivity
The former commander of the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force auxiliary, has suggested that CAP officials overlook white, male pilots with age and experience and instead embrace "diversity and being inclusive" in their hiring practices.
In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Col. Mark "Woot" Wootan, who commanded CAP-USAF from April 2019 until April 2022, apparently received a request for suggestions or "guidance" to those now in charge. He responded by telling them not to hire "middle-aged" white "dudes" since, according to the apparently middle-aged white dude, "we all think alike." ---More...
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