.SenTomCotton grills Air Force over diversity training replacing 'mom' and 'dad' with gender-neutral terms
Air Force Academy track and field coach Dana Lyon believes her refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine was the reason for her termination. Her attorney, Mike Rose, said the academy claimed her firing was "non-disciplinary" and "not personal.", a Republican, grilled the Air Force over the diversity training that replaced"mom" and"dad" with gender-neutral terms, calling it"un-American."Superintendent Lt. Gen.
"The training also condemns the use of the term ‘colorblind’ or the claim that someone does not ‘see color,’" the"These divisive and un-American training exercises have no place in our military and demonstrate an alarming lack of focus at the Airforce Academy," Cotton wrote."The Airforce Academy ought to teach future airmen to revere our nation’s traditions and values, not to have contempt for them.
A slide presentation by the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, titled, "Diversity and Inclusion: What it is, why we care, and what we can do." A spokesperson for the Air Force denied to Fox News Digital that cadets could not use the terms, though the original report detailed cadets were told they should not use the terms.
The Air Force denied to Fox News Digital that cadets could not use the terms "mom" and "dad," though the original report detailed how cadets were told they should not use the terms. The slide presentation titled,"Diversity & Inclusion: What it is, why we care, & what we can do," advises cadets to use"person-centered" and gender-neutral language when describing individuals.