Posted on Feb 9, 2022
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Are Necessities in U.S. Military
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Hopefully, November should bring some rational thinkers to Congress. If so, this department, this position, should be dissolved.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Are Necessities in U.S. Military
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I can tell you that when I was being shot at in Iraq, the main thing going through my mind was that I hoped my platoon had enough Marines that adequately represented the minority groups within the US population.
When calling for close air support, I forced myself to inquire as to which underrepresented group the person flying the F18 belonged to and whether or not they felt that they had been discriminated against during his/hers/zims/zers training evolution during their pre-deployment work-up.
I felt my white privilege come to the forefront when my radio operator called in the medivac for my driver and my gunner after striking our 3rd IED in 4 months. I ordered him to make sure that there were no underprivileged persons in need of medical care anywhere in our AO that might feel that they were being pushed to the side in favor of the 2 white, heterosexual males getting put on a helicopter for transport to medical care.
I also had my corpsman ensure that the level of care he was providing was consistent with the care that he would provide to others, especially within the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
After all of that was figured out, we went and killed the bad guys that were still hanging around.
When calling for close air support, I forced myself to inquire as to which underrepresented group the person flying the F18 belonged to and whether or not they felt that they had been discriminated against during his/hers/zims/zers training evolution during their pre-deployment work-up.
I felt my white privilege come to the forefront when my radio operator called in the medivac for my driver and my gunner after striking our 3rd IED in 4 months. I ordered him to make sure that there were no underprivileged persons in need of medical care anywhere in our AO that might feel that they were being pushed to the side in favor of the 2 white, heterosexual males getting put on a helicopter for transport to medical care.
I also had my corpsman ensure that the level of care he was providing was consistent with the care that he would provide to others, especially within the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
After all of that was figured out, we went and killed the bad guys that were still hanging around.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
SFC (Join to see) - Oh he thinks he's being funny but he just looks like a moron.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
David - So you were just in combat 24/7 the entire time you served? Never in garrison? Never had to deal with subordinates personal issues? It was just Hoorah 24/7? Smh. People like you are what has made the military so damn toxic for years.
The simple fact of you mocking this shows your privilege and how triggered you and those like minded are whenever anything threatens to burst your bubble.
The simple fact of you mocking this shows your privilege and how triggered you and those like minded are whenever anything threatens to burst your bubble.
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SFC (Join to see) - I was being sarcastic.
And to Kelly's comment, he/she/zim/zer is looking like a pansy.
And to Kelly's comment, he/she/zim/zer is looking like a pansy.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff - Showing my privilege, huh? Who's the one that was triggered by my comment? Hahahaha
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