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As a matter of fact, diversity is not a strength.
Yvonne Gray (second left) and Fiona Jameson (right), who also crashed a ship this year (New Zealand Defence Force)
When the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground in October 2024, New Zealand saw $100 million sink beneath the waves. Also sunk was the continuing desire to engage in “diversity hires.” The ship was captained by a lesbian who was selected for the position because of her sexual identity rather than her merit.

Nearly 100 years ago, scientists and militaries around the world were in a race to send mankind into the heavens. But this wasn’t the Space Race of the 1950s and 1960s. Without rockets and jets, these aeronauts as they were called ascended using balloons. And the U.S. military was firmly involved in what would prove to be a deadly and chaotic competition.

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“The military is run by civilians, but the politics are supposed to stay outside,” one currently serving Army lieutenant general told Military.com. “It could be very hard to do our job if we have to constantly be making sure we’re appeasing someone on a political or partisan level.”1
 An active duty three-star general gave this anonymous quote published in military.