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'Woke' Air Force Colonel Promotion Still Stalled – An Update |
2024-05-01 |
[LI] Air Force Colonel Ben Jonsson’s promotion to brigadier (one-star) general on hold after his racist screed attacking "white" Air Force officers Last August, I reported on a U.S. Air Force colonel whose promotion to brigadier (one-star) general was being held up due to his support of "woke" military policies: Air Force Colonel, Selected for Promotion to Brigadier General, Pushes DEI, CRT, and Racist Dogma: [F]rom the Daily Signal...comes a disturbing report about an Air Force Colonel who seems to believe it is his place to lecture his fellow colonels about how racist they are: Air Force Colonel in Line for Promotion Preaches DEI Agenda, Endorses CRT Book Fortunately, and thank God, Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., used a Senate procedure requiring a roll-call vote, rather than "unanimous consent," to hold up Jonsson’s and many other officers’ promotions, thereby allowing further investigation into the military’s descent into CRT/DEI hell. And, although Tuberville has since relented, and most of those officers’ promotions have now gone through, Johnsson’s is still on hold. From military.com: Nomination of Air Force Officer at Center of GOP’s Fight Against ’Woke’ Military Extended to 2025: An Air Force officer whose promotion to brigadier general has been stalled by a Republican senator fighting against diversity initiatives in the military has been granted another year to try to win Senate confirmation. Military.com then points out something that I referred to in my initial post on Jonsson – Tuberville’s, and now Schmitt’s, “hold” is not really a hold; it simply requires a roll-call vote for Jonsson, but democrat senators are too scared to put their names on anything supporting Jonsson, so they refuse to do so: While Jonsson has now been given an extra year to win Senate confirmation before his career would effectively be ended, it’s unclear whether the extra time will help as Schmitt continues to keep his hold. Please take the time to review Jonsson’s holier-than-thou screed against white officers who aren’t as enlightened, i.e., racist, as him. Also, of note, as the Daily Signal reported, subordinates who served under Jonsson at MacDill Air Force Base were not impressed and said so in a DOD survey of those serving under Jonsson from 2020-2022: “I trust [squadron and group] commanders, but not Col. Jonsson. He has bias in [equal opportunity] and [judge advocate] matters especially if someone is white,” one respondent stated. “He wants anyone white to feel ashamed.” |
Posted by:Frank G |
#5 They have too many generals, period. |
Posted by: ed in texas 2024-05-01 14:59 |
#4 ^And they inferred. |
Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-05-01 12:44 |
#3 #2 He said there are too many white generals - didn't he? Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-05-01 11:33 Grom, He implied it. ;) Mike |
Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-05-01 12:42 |
#2 He said there are too many white generals - didn't he? |
Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-05-01 11:33 |
#1 ...I have said for many, many years now that if you want to see change in the military...make ONE 06 hurt. That is the point (from my experience, at least, YMMV) that the true delusions of Godhood tend to set in and they start to think that their actions are infallible. I guarantee that Colonel Jonsson is hurting. And I absolutely guarantee that every other 06 in the USAF is quietly taking note. And it has occurred to me - if SEN Schmitt can hold onto this until there's a change in the Presidency, Colonel Jonsson might just decide to call it a day and retire with the honors he's earned. And believe me, that would go a very long way towards resetting things. Mike |
Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-05-01 11:23 |