Lolllll…..I thought this was going to speak to the fact that “you are independent adults now. Stop calling mommy and daddy”
. Cut the umbilical cord.
Not so much. It's about priorities ya'll*.
The referenced Diversity & Inclusion(D&I) presentation analogizes, howbeit clumsily, the use of "Mom and Dad" as an equivalent to the use of a racial insult (read the slides - 'bullets' act as conjunctions, i.e. and/or). Seriously? It would be difficult to present a more poorly drawn comparison to support the idea of misused titles to address others.
So, to avoid all those awkward questions about titles or pronouns, let's make it easy to recognize someone's group/self-identity. Colorize all insignias to represent how someone identifies themselves. To ensure uniforms aren't overly covered with signage just remove all rank along with all performance awards and unit designations to make room for the all-important self-identifiers. Affinity group ensignias encourage inclusion and diversity. While all that rank and award stuff are merely divisionaries' constructs.
Measuring how well USAFA is doing in D&I would be just as simple as taking a quick glance at all the colorful affinity insignia on Cadet Wing uniforms at formations. Additionally, to give weight to the D&I program, there are Purple-Roped enforcers equipped with Honor Code violations awaiting any nonbelievers. Just so ya'll* understand that USAFA takes this program seriously.
Quote from previously posted article in this thread:
"An August 2021 memo by the academy that proposed the D&I program, obtained by Fox News Digital, said it would create "champions of dignity and respect to foster an inclusive climate in the Cadet Wing."
"Recommended trainings include, but are not limited to, inclusive leadership, conversation facilitation, unconscious bias, and cultural sensitivity," the memo stated.
"The structure for D&I Staff will resemble [Air Force Academy Cadet Wing] Character and Honor staffs to reflect that D&I is also an institutional priority." (emphasis mine)
So sleep well. There is little reason to be concerned about billion dollar ships burning, deteriorating triad weaponry, diminishing force readiness or inept/corrupt leadership. The Academy is laser focused on training to the priority of producing leaders who no longer recognize biological identity as a chromosomal verity but identity as defined by social anthropologists. When fully implemented the AF and its officers will finally have the diversity and inclusion of thought tools needed to defeat a near peer in combat. Raise your affinity group banner!
Fly. Fight. Win. Whatever ya'll* call folks*.
* approved titles