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| Air Force Academy First Sergeant Reprimanded For Telling Cadets To Dress Properly |
| 2018-02-16 |
| [DAILYCALLER] Progressive social justice trends appear to be creeping into the Air Force Academy, as an academy first sergeant was reprimanded for instructing cadets to maintain a professional appearance, emails reveal. "Observations made by USAFA [United States Air Force Academy] permanent party members regarding cadet grooming standards have become increasingly unfavorable," First Sergeant Zachary Gay Pareeh apparently wrote in a leaked email to cadets. "Going forward, I expect you all to do your part in reversing negative perceptions about cadet personal appearance that circulates USAFA and diminishes your credibility as a member in the profession of arms." The first sergeant then advised the cadets in his charge to be like Mike. "Before Michael Jordan became a clothing brand mogul, he was actually pretty good professional basketball player," Gay Pareeh wrote, "In the later years of his career, and before the NBA’s dress code existed, he would consistently appear at pressers in a suit and tie. He was never seen with a gaudy chain around his neck, his pants below his waistline, or with a backwards baseball hat on during public appearances." "Michael Jordan understood the value of a professional appearance," he told the cadets. "Cadets, how do you want to be seen? If the answer is not as a military professional, then perhaps you are in the wrong place," Gay Pareeh concluded his email. A colonel then embarrassed the first sergeant publicly, accusing Gay Pareeh of committing "microaggressions." "On behalf of all [Cadet Wing] Sr Leadership and permanent party members, let me apologize for the email sent earlier today by our First Sergeant," Col. Julian Stephens wrote to cadets. He called the comments "disrespectful, derogatory, and unprofessional," he promised to address this microaggression immediately. It appears that the original email was brought to the colonel’s attention by someone else at the academy. "Please continue to be vigilant," the colonel said, adding that everyone should treat one another with "dignity" and "respect." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 Reason to dress sharp: |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2018-02-16 19:40 |
| #13 A fair point, Raj. I searched his name in the Rantburg archives, and ditto on the web. I found nothing more recent than the Navy anti-communism posters at the Army-Navy game last December. So presumably West Point and the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, where he was posted, are either still investigating or don’t feel a need to let us know what they have done. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-16 18:26 |
| #12 remember the Communist 2nd lieutenant who got in trouble for his West Point graduation day shenanigans last year? How much trouble did he really get into, besides some bad publicity? They never kicked him out and until this shit results in demotions and expulsions, we can continue to 'thank' Obama for pissing on these institutions. We should start with this boob Col. Stephens. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-02-16 16:24 |
| #11 Thanks, Obama! Raj nails it. I suspect this kind of nonsense won’t be fashionable much longer at the military academies (remember the Communist 2nd lieutenant who got in trouble for his West Point graduation day shenanigans last year?). |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-16 13:17 |
| #10 One woman's point of view: There's a reason that so many say, "I love a man in a uniform" or "There's nothing like a guy in a tux." What usually goes along with the uniform or the tux is perfect grooming. Yes baby yes! |
| Posted by: warthogswife 2018-02-16 10:32 |
| #9 Thanks, Obama! |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-02-16 10:03 |
| #8 MICROAGRESSIONS? Col, with all due respect, Fuck you, that's nonsense. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2018-02-16 08:32 |
| #7 Note: Gould had also heard about the theft of Macon's medal. He asked Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Richard Clark to assign someone the task of finding a replacement medal. The two bases' efforts were "independent, but almost simultaneous," he said. Maj. Julian Stephens, the air officer commanding for Cadet Squadron 14 and a liaison for the Hubert L. "Hooks" Jones Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., took up the challenge. "It was the least I could do for what the Tuskegee Airmen did for me as an African American," said Stephens, a 1996 Academy graduate and native of Sandusky, Ohio. "The barriers they broke down and the things they had to deal with well overshadow anything we have to deal with today. I felt that it was my duty to help in some fashion." ... |
| Posted by: Clurong Peacock9529 2018-02-16 08:26 |
| #6 Unbelievable! We are so screwed! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2018-02-16 08:18 |
| #5 No,the problem here is cultural appropriation, to wit, using Michael Jordan as a role model. /sarc |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2018-02-16 07:55 |
| #4 Col. Julian Stephens shouldnt be trusted to fly a desk even |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-02-16 07:55 |
| #3 So... You believe that being 'By The Book' is too reactionary and not appropriate for a 'future' pilot entrusted with a multi-million dollar high performance aircraft? Un-believe-able. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-02-16 04:20 |
| #2 Oy vey, oy vey, oy vey. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-02-16 02:26 |
| #1 Jeepers! Dress Professionally! No reprimand there. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-02-16 00:50 |