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<blockquote data-quote="Jimi77" data-source="post: 8893771" data-attributes="member: 673702">I have to disagree.&nbsp; The military made inroads into desegregation and provided opportunities to blacks.&nbsp; I think military service would be a great way for the Latino immigrant community to earn citizenship.&nbsp; Where they need to draw the line is at combat readiness, ie I don&#039;t care what you identify as, your identity is tertiary to the mission and the unit.&nbsp; The military isn&#039;t going to accommodate you, you will be accommodating the military.&nbsp; No quotas.&nbsp; No exceptions to the physical fitness scores, no lowering the requirements so a dude who identifies as frog can be considered combat ready.&nbsp; Done in that manner, DEI can work within the military framework.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think just the fact that you would be required to set aside your 🏳‍<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🌈" title="🌈" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f308.png" /> identity would be enough to keep the &quot;wrong types&quot; out of the military.&nbsp; By &quot;wrong types&quot; I mean those that seem to think that their 🏳‍<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🌈" title="🌈" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f308.png" /> identity is of paramount importance to themselves and everybody around them and entitles them to special consideration.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimi77, post: 8893771, member: 673702"] I have to disagree. The military made inroads into desegregation and provided opportunities to blacks. I think military service would be a great way for the Latino immigrant community to earn citizenship. Where they need to draw the line is at combat readiness, ie I don't care what you identify as, your identity is tertiary to the mission and the unit. The military isn't going to accommodate you, you will be accommodating the military. No quotas. No exceptions to the physical fitness scores, no lowering the requirements so a dude who identifies as frog can be considered combat ready. Done in that manner, DEI can work within the military framework. I think just the fact that you would be required to set aside your 🏳‍🌈 identity would be enough to keep the "wrong types" out of the military. By "wrong types" I mean those that seem to think that their 🏳‍🌈 identity is of paramount importance to themselves and everybody around them and entitles them to special consideration. [/QUOTE]

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