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Source: Colorado Springs Indy
Congressman Doug Lamborn, (R-CD5), is on the warpath against diversity and "wokeism."
On Sept. 20, he sent a letter to Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark Congressman "expressing his concerns regarding the increasing politicization of the education provided to cadets attending the U.S. Air Force Academy."
I understand that in a Diversity and Inclusion briefing that all USAFA cadets received at the beginning of this school year, cadets were instructed to tell each other personal, confidential details about themselves and share their pronouns, with briefers being instructed to encourage vulnerability for best effect," he wrote. "Presumably the motivation behind these required briefings is to introduce the Academys new minor in Diversity and Inclusion. It will cause some to question whether they even want to enter into a military that puts wokeism on par with traditional military training.
Further chastising Clark, Lamborn wrote, "The purpose of your institution is to make our future Airmen and Guardians more lethal, not more politically correct. This is exactly the kind of woke virtue signaling that has undermined public confidence by millions of Americans in our Armed Forces. Military effectiveness depends on cohesion not division. I ask that you seriously reconsider the military education you are conferring onto our future servicemembers, and vigilantly protect those under your watch from being subjected to exaggerated diversity indoctrination and woke political agendas.
Read more: https://www.csindy.com/news/local/lamborn-blasts-air-force-academy-for-wokeism/article_a7137dba-3a84-11ed-9f89-df5536220abd.html?vgo_ee=h7CbzykU0kquoRbZiTgwCw%3D%3D
The Academy's response is in an update to the article.