U.S. Air Force Twitter Account Faces Backlash For Going Way Too Far in Honor of ‘Pride Month'

June is #PrideMonth! The Department of the Air Force proudly recognizes and celebrates generations of LGBTQI+ service members and their contributions to our #AirForce & #SpaceForce. pic.twitter.com/lQi9lH5sdr

— U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) June 7, 2023

Pride in all who serve. 🏳️‍🌈 pic.twitter.com/NqRYtK3HVc

— Air Force Recruiting (@USAFRecruiting) June 17, 2022

Red State: 'Embarrassing': Air Force Twitter Account Sparks Outrage After Going Way Too Far in Honor of ‘Pride Month' 

The recruiting crisis within the U.S. military is a very real thing, and while senior military leaders and “military experts” have been putting the blame squarely on young people, all signs point to the bigger issue boiling down primarily to one thing: the federal government’s dangerous obsession with all things woke. 

And when I say “dangerous,” I’m not engaging in hyperbole. My RedState colleague streiff explained it well in a recent post:  

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WNU Editor: This is not your father's US Air Force.

Pentagon Reviewing Policy That Would Permit Pride Flags To Be On Display At Bases

CNN: Pentagon reviewing policy that could open door to Pride flags being displayed at bases 

(CNN)The Pentagon is reviewing a policy instituted last year that limits which flags can be displayed at military bases. 

The review comes as Pride Month is being celebrated throughout June. If changes are made to the current policy it could open the door to allowing the rainbow Pride flag to be displayed. But a senior defense official strongly cautioned no decisions have been made because any change could result in any number of cause-related flags and symbols being displayed on military installations. "This goes beyond the issue of the Pride flag," the official said. 

"The truth is we haven't resolved it yet," the official said about any potential changes. The discussions involve Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's legal staff. Austin is aware of the matter, the official said.  

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Update: Pentagon reviewing policy limiting flags displayed at military bases: report (The Hill)  

WNU Editor: This is not your grand-father's military.

U.S. Marine Battalion Commander Sacked Over LGBTQ Term That Could Be Viewed As Disaraging

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Marcus Mainz (left), commanding officer, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/6), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), walks with Col. Farrell J. Sullivan (right), commanding officer, 26th MEU, after landing in Jordan to observe training during exercise Eager Lion, April 19. (Gunnery Sgt. Eric L. Alabiso II/Marine Corps)

Marine Times: 26th MEU battalion commander fired during deployment over equal opportunity concerns

An infantry battalion commander sacked in the middle of a deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, was at least partially fired for allegedly using a term that could be disparaging to members of the LGBTQ community, Marine Corps Times has learned.

Following a vandalism incident during a port call visit by the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock New York in Gaeta, Italy, Lt. Col. Marcus J. Mainz, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, allegedly used the term “faggot" or “faggoty” during a meeting with the 2/6 Battalion Landing Team leaders, multiple sources have told Marine Corps Times.

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WNU Editor: R. Lee Ermey and others like him would definitely not be welcomed in today's Marine Corps (see below video).