‘No Consideration’ of Performance – Air Force Told to Hire Women and Minorities over White Men: Report
Royal Air Force (RAF) recruiters have allegedly been ordered to hire ethnic minorities and women over white males in an effort to meet government-backed diversity targets, leaks have reportedly revealed.
In an effort to meet race and gender diversity quotas set by the so-called Conservative Party government, recruiters within Britain’s Royal Air Force have been ordered to hire women and “BAME” (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) candidates over white men, a report published on Saturday has claimed.
Insiders within the air force had already claimed that an “effective pause” on the hiring of white men had been implemented, according to reports, with diversity targets being cited as having a negative impact on the air force’s operational capabilities.
Such claims have now been given even further backing, with a Sky News report claiming that documents leaked to the broadcaster appear to back up the charges.
According to the news organisation, one document explicitly stated that the “Recruitment Force continues to prioritise female candidates” for what is described as “customer relationship management”.
Another document said that recruiters were prioritising ethnic minorities, saying the “[t]he Recruitment Force continues to prioritise BAME candidates from the VA for CRM, whilst Rec Ops [recruitment operations] prioritises its loading onto BRTC [basic training course,” according to Sky.
Meanwhile, an internal email seen by Sky News reportedly showed the organisation ditching suitability interviews for proposed candidates — a move at least one insider has claimed was to decrease the number of women and ethnic minority candidates filtered out by the process.
“The pressure and direction from senior leaders were that all female and ethnic minority candidates are to be given priority treatment in the processing of their application,” another insider reportedly told the broadcaster.
“No consideration was to be given to their performance, so long as they have achieved the minimum standard, they were prioritised for movement forward, essentially meaning white males were left behind in the process or offered dates for their next test that were after their prioritised peers,” they continued.
Diversity is Our Strength! Royal Air Force Stopped Hiring ‘White Men’ to Hit Female, Minority Quotas – Claimhttps://t.co/6lslrV3IEF
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