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PhilipTheBucket ( PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat )  to Politics · 2 years ago

Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Prestigious Black Engineering Awards Event

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Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Prestigious Black Engineering Awards Event

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PhilipTheBucket ( PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat )  to Politics · 2 years ago
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Until this week, Army Recruiting Command had a public partnership with the Black Engineer of the Year Awards, or BEYA, an annual conference that draws students, academics and professionals in science, technology, engineering and math.
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    The decision to abandon the Black engineering event marks a significant shift in military recruiting strategy – and sparked calls of discrimination.

    “It’s f—ing racist,” one active-duty Army general told Military.com

    Holy shit, man.

    This is why I am glad it is Trump and Musk leading the coup, and not some smarter people.

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      These competent military officials better fucking act soon

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