US EditionApplicants seeking to join RAF described as 'useless white male pilots' in bid to hit 'impossible' diversity targets
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British air force has to pay up after leak revealed recruiters were told to purge 'useless white male pilots' to fast-track minorities
The British Royal Air Force will compensate 31 men whose training was delayed because recruiters were put off by the color of their skin.A newly leaked email from Jan. 19, 2021, revealed that Squadron Leader Andrew Harwin, who worked in the Officer and Aircrew Selection Center, expressed concern to recruiter colleagues "that the boards have recently been predominantly white male heavy," reported the Telegraph."If we don't have enough BAME [black…
Controversial emails suggest UK’s Royal Air Force prefers ‘diversity’ over ‘useless white male pilots’
'I noted that the boards have recently been predominantly white male heavy... I don’t really need to see loads of useless white male pilots, let’s get as focused as possible,' he wrote on January 19, 2021.
The British Army faces a new scandal, after RAF members were told to “stop hiring unnecessary white pilots”, according to an internal document in the Telegraph. The military complained that the RAF was subjected to “intolerable pressures” to achieve the targets of diversity and ethnic and gender inclusion among employees.
United Kingdom's RAF filtering out 'useless white male pilots' in diversity push: report
The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force is being pressured to filter out "useless white male pilots" in an effort to hit diversity targets, according to leaked emails obtained by local media. The messages seen by Sky News also show that a number of selection boards used to place new recruits were canceled if they didn't include women or minorities. The RAF maintains its standards have not been lowered to increase the number or diverse applicants.…
RAF applicants described as 'useless white male pilots' by recruitment officers
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The RAF instructed staff to stop hiring ‘useless white male pilots’ for training courses, according to a leaked email. A number of selection boards for new recruits were also suspended until more women and ethnic minority candidates could be found, according to the messages. In an email seen by the Telegraph dated J…
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