Zone1 'Blacks Need Not Apply': U.S. Military's 'Racist' Decision to Stop Recruiting Service Members from Black Engineering Event Draws Backlash

[Mashmont]

Well this I can kind of understand, them not wanting to have to compete with engineers, but I still have some misgivings about its legality. I guess we'll get to that eventually.

MSN

As President Donald Trump’s administration continues to scour federal agencies of all DEI programs and initiatives, a U.S. military recruiting agency recently announced that it will no longer recruit potential service members from a renowned Black engineering event.

On Monday, Military.com reported that the Army and other service branches will end their enlistment efforts at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards, an annual event that invites students, academics, and professionals with expertise in science, technology, engineering, and math.


“In compliance with Department of Defense and Headquarters Department of the Army guidance, U.S. Army Recruiting Command will not participate in the upcoming BEYA event,” Madison Bonzo, a service spokesperson, told Military.com. “Service members and civilians are permitted to attend this event in an unofficial/personal capacity if they choose to do so.”

As President Donald Trump’s administration continues to scour federal agencies of all DEI programs and initiatives, a U.S. military recruiting agency recently announced that it […]
This comes just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo ordering all department agencies to abolish diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and offices to prepare to adopt new “merit-based, color-blind policies.” Shortly after, he announced that the Department of Defense will no longer celebrate and observe heritage and identity recognition months like Black History Month and Women’s History Month.


The BEYA event, based in Baltimore, has served as an essential channel for the Pentagon to access highly skilled STEM talent, award Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarships, and pitch military service to rising engineers. The Army Recruiting Command boasted a long-standing partnership with the event, and several past BEYA events have included the Army chief of staff and other senior military leaders.

Two defense officials signaled that the branch would likely abandon other recruiting events tied to specific racial groups.

The decision has drawn intense backlash from Army leadership and some recruiters have indicated that it’s a problematic escalation in the federal government’s efforts to scrub diversity initiatives.

One Army recruiter said BEYA “has always been significant” for the branch and is “one of the most talent-dense events we do.”


“It’s f—ing racist,” one active-duty U.S. Army general stated. “For the Army now, it’s ‘Blacks need not apply,’ and it breaks my heart.”

The Navy, Air Force, and Space Force have also withdrawn participation from the event and prohibited their officials from attending in an official capacity or in uniform. There’s no word on whether the Marines have also pulled out.

According to data from Military.com, Black applicants made up more than 24 percent of the Army’s new enlistments in 2022.

In a recent address to Pentagon staff, Hegseth said, “I think the single dumbest phrase in military history is, ‘Our diversity is our strength.’ I think our strength is our unity. Our strength is our shared purpose, regardless of our background, regardless of how we grew up, regardless of our gender, regardless of our race. In this department, we will treat everyone equally.”

“In this department, we will treat everyone equally,” he added. “We will treat everyone with fairness. We will treat everyone with respect. And we will judge you as an individual by your merit and by your commitment to the team and the mission.”

The general being quoted lied and has no business in the military. The policy doesnt exclude blacks.

 

[ThisIsMe]

DEI does not discriminate. It prevents discrimination.

How does DEI prevent discrimination?

Because you want to deny the behavior you exhibit, then ask somebody to show you a law.

You are the one who asked to show a law where racism was made illegal....he just responded to your question.

 

[ThisIsMe]

What specific laws are being broken here?

• White America, Inc., a group which was founded in Arkansas in order to prevent the racial desegregation of the state's schools.[39]
• White Aryan Resistance, a neo-Nazi white supremacist organization which was founded and led by former Ku Klux Klan leader Tom Metzger.[40]

List of white nationalist organizations - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So then you are condoning the practice of racially segregated events?

 

[IM2]

How does DEI prevent discrimination?



You are the one who asked to show a law where racism was made illegal....he just responded to your question.

And this is why I say that right-wing whites are dishonest when they pretend not to understand that white is a race or that whites don't notice race. DEI stops whites from hiring only whites. It does not discriminate against whites. White racism has not ended, that is a fact, and you or anyone who wants to be shown racism knows it. You know it because you've seen it done, and some of you participate in doing it..

 

[ThisIsMe]

White is a skin color, and whites get picked because they are white. When those like you stip the dishonest argument you continue trying to make about this, America will be better off.

I'm really curious, show me where these places are who's stated hiring practice is to pick someone because they are white. I'm really curious to see if any exist.

 

[ThisIsMe]

And this is why I say that right-wing whites are dishonest when they pretend not to understand that white is a race or that whites don't notice race. DEI stops whites from hiring only whites

HOW does it stop whites from only hiring whites?

. White racism has not ended

Racism, on both sides, hasn't ended (..here it comes.....waiting...)

, that is a fact, and you or anyone who wants to be shown racism knows it. You know it because you've seen it done,

For someone who doesnt know me from Adam, you sure have a vibrant idea about what I've seen...

 

[ThisIsMe]

So you really don't understand that there is a backlash to the racism of people like you who are unabashed racists? Or do you just blame the people who react to your statements; silly me, I forgot who I was replying to, of course you blame everything on whites.

No, hes a product of people like DiAngelo.

I had some free time today, so I listened to a 2 hour lecture from DiAngelo about white fragility. It was everything I expected it to be.

She, and by extension, IM2, believe that all white people are racist, even if they dont know it themselves. It's just an inherent part of being white. The mere action of trying to refute the allegation of racism, in their minds, actually reinforces their racism even more. They believe that ONLY people of color can see, and understand racism, and the only way a white person can atone for their racism, mind you, I said "atone" and not eliminate, because she never really indicated that a white person could ever be free of racism, is that the white person has to actively study about black people, go to events that are predominantly black, and if you can find a person of color to agree, and you PAY them...yes, you have to PAY them, to help you see your racism, then you can begin to atone for your racism.

In their minds, even if you have one..or even multiple black friends, that is just an excuse, and you can have black friends, work at black businesses, and even be married to a black person, but you can still be a racist. ONLY by participating in the aforementioned activities, can you ever begin to hope to atone for your racism...that YOU dont know about...