{"id":183,"date":"2023-12-02T16:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/?p=183"},"modified":"2025-01-01T16:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T21:23:06","slug":"the-dirty-half-dozen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/the-dirty-half-dozen\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Dirty Half-Dozen&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"tool\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/Unpromotable_FGOs_n2923.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download UNPROMOTABLE FGOs (PowerPoint)<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h2><strong>Col. Benjamin R. Jonsson<\/strong> (Air Force)<\/h2>\n<p>Nominated for promotion to <b>Brigadier General\u00a0<\/b>on March 23, 2023<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-187 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jonsson-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jonsson-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jonsson.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/07\/01\/dear-white-colonel-we-must-address-our-blind-spots-around-race\/\">article<\/a> entitled: &#8220;Dear white colonel \u2026 we must address our blind spots around race\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Quoted in the article saying &#8220;Defensiveness is a predictable response by white people to any discussion of racial injustice&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Says white colonels are &#8220;largely blind to institutional racism&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Recommends Robin DiAngelo&#8217;s \u201cWhite Fragility: Why It\u2019s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism\u201d at the end of the article<\/li>\n<li>Helped lead diversity and inclusion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.927arw.afrc.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2503731\/tampa-and-macdill-leaders-discuss-diversity-and-inclusion\/\">panel<\/a> in 2021<\/li>\n<li>Serves as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usafa.af.mil\/About-Us\/Biographies\/Display\/Article\/2870240\/benjamin-r-jonsson\/\">Vice Superintendent <\/a>of the Air Force Academy which has come under fire recently over radical DEI indoctrination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain<\/strong> (Air Force)<\/h2>\n<p>Nominated for promotion to <b>Major General, <\/b>and recently assumed command of\u00a0<b>Air Force Research Laboratory <\/b>on March 28, 2023<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-184 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cain-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cain-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cain.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arnold.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2207982\/a-unity-message-from-brig-gen-scott-cain\/\">&#8220;unity message&#8221; <\/a>to Englin AFB after George Floyd&#8217;s death<\/li>\n<li>Cain appears in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EglinAirForceBase\/videos\/2338259826477855\/\">video<\/a> with DEI director Cecil Williams discussing the importance of &#8220;having conversations&#8221; in the aftermath of George Floyd\n<ul>\n<li>Says, &#8220;We really need to take a critical examination of what the truth is about diversity in our ranks\u2026we celebrate diversity for its strength, but we need to have a conversation about what it really means\u201d<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Everyone on our team is coming from a different place, coming with a different perspective, and some people are coming with a <b>bias<\/b> whether it&#8217;s a <b>conscious bias or not<\/b>.\u201c<\/li>\n<li>DEI director Cecil Williams mentions the importance of &#8220;<b>unconscious bias training<\/b>&#8221; which is &#8220;now more critical than ever\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Cain oversaw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwfdailynews.com\/story\/news\/military\/eglin\/2022\/06\/29\/eglin-change-command-cain-reflects-accomplishments-commander\/7765704001\/\">implementation of a DEI office <\/a>at Englin AFB (under the leadership of Cecil Williams), <b>one of the first in the Air Force<\/b>, after Floyd&#8217;s death\n<ul>\n<li>Cain called the creation of the DEI office his &#8220;most long-standing and significant accomplishment&#8221; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fo8ci8wSw2c\">exit interview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Participated (and maybe spearheaded?) a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eglin.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2950392\/base-leaders-hold-black-health-and-wellness-panel\/\">Black Health and Wellness Panel <\/a>at Englin AFB in which he is quoted saying \u201cwhether it\u2019s race, discrimination or sexism issues, these issues are being more recognized. I hope for more evidence those behaviors are decreasing or going away. I want to see evidence that the fact we are all talking about those subjects more, leads to change.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Cain had to call a <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/eglin-air-force-base-safety-pause-fighter-crashes\/\">safety pause <\/a>after two back-to-back stealth fighter crashes within days in 2020<\/li>\n<li>Two years later, he oversaw the creation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uso.org\/stories\/3327-this-is-a-game-changer-the-positive-impact-of-a-new-uso-gaming-center-on-airmen-and-military-families-in-florida\">2500 sq. ft. gaming center <\/a>for junior airmen which costed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwfdailynews.com\/story\/news\/military\/eglin\/2022\/05\/03\/eglin-air-force-base-opens-video-gaming-center-provided-uso-northwest-florida\/9552537002\/\">over $1 million<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Maj. Gen. Anthony R. Hale<\/strong> (Army)<\/h2>\n<p>Nominated for promotion to <b>Lieutenant General\u00a0<\/b>on June 13, 2023<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-186 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hale-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hale-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Hale.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgun9.com\/news\/local-news\/high-ranking-army-officers-look-to-increase-black-representation-in-military-intelligence\">visited 14 HBCUs <\/a>to diversify the Military Intelligence Corps<\/li>\n<li>Quoted saying \u201cAnd as we look at diversity, equity and inclusion, getting after and doing something about the diversity within our M-I Corps just makes us better.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI have been visiting Historically Black Colleges and Universities for the last year of my command of Fort Huachuca because I made it my objective to get on a campaign to recruit more minorities in the Intel Corps,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myheraldreview.com\/news\/cochise_county\/fort-huachucas-commanding-general-hits-the-road-to-recruit-minorities\/article_6d9b1206-9fe2-11ec-aeec-0bab5a9b0663.html\">Hale said<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Made a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArmyIntelCG\/status\/1400898509549703172?s=20\">Pride Month statement <\/a>in 2021 and shared it to his Twitter<\/li>\n<li>Hale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgun9.com\/news\/local-news\/high-ranking-army-officers-look-to-increase-black-representation-in-military-intelligence\">visited 14 HBCUs <\/a>to diversify the Military Intelligence Corps<\/li>\n<li>Quoted saying \u201cAnd as we look at diversity, equity and inclusion, getting after and doing something about the diversity within our M-I Corps just makes us better.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI have been visiting Historically Black Colleges and Universities for the last year of my command of Fort Huachuca because I made it my objective to get on a campaign to recruit more minorities in the Intel Corps,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myheraldreview.com\/news\/cochise_county\/fort-huachucas-commanding-general-hits-the-road-to-recruit-minorities\/article_6d9b1206-9fe2-11ec-aeec-0bab5a9b0663.html\">Hale said<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Made a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArmyIntelCG\/status\/1400898509549703172?s=20\">Pride Month statement <\/a>in 2021 and shared it to his Twitter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield<\/strong> (Navy)<\/h2>\n<p>Nominated for promotion to <b>Vice Admiral <\/b>and assignment as <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3298599\/flag-officer-announcement\/\">U.S. military representative <\/a><\/b><b>to the NATO Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium <\/b>on March 23, 2023<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chatfield-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chatfield-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chatfield.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advocated for women\u2019s rights in the Navy as early as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-1993-04-29-mn-28525-story.html\">1993<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Talks about \u201c#dei\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sschatfield\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> bio<\/li>\n<li>Made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/sschatfield_firstfemale-cnafdeiplan-allyship-activity-6995083312142667776-LocZ?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\">two<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/sschatfield_flynavy-diversitymatters-activity-6986154216515895296-mLXQ?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\">separate<\/a> LinkedIn posts supporting the 2022 CNAF DEI Summit she attended<\/li>\n<li>Gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/155524\/aviator_speaks_at_womens_equality_day_event\">speech<\/a> at Women\u2019s Equality Day event in 2015\n<ul>\n<li>In this speech she discussed the importance of overcoming barriers<\/li>\n<li>She mentioned that 80% of the legislators in Congress are men which means that most of the issues that become bills and laws are only important to men, saying \u201cit seems a bit unequal what issues go forward.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Quoted saying \u201cour diversity is our strength\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Concluded her discussion on the importance of equal rights by quoting Slide 35 of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute&#8217;s informational presentation on Women&#8217;s Equality Day: \u201cInvesting in gender equality and women&#8217;s empowerment can unlock human potential on a transformational scale.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Col. Andrew O. Saslav<\/strong> (army)<\/h2>\n<p>Nominated for promotion to <b>Brigadier General\u00a0<\/b>on March 23, 2023<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-188 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Saslav-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Saslav-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Saslav.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commented &#8220;Beautiful&#8221; under LinkedIn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/philsontavernier_blackhistorymonth-poem-inspire-activity-7034552195991625728-FFuA?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\">post<\/a> featuring poem on colorism and systemic racism<\/li>\n<li>Pro-gun control <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewSaslav\/status\/1530180531291398145?s=20\">tweet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pro-choice and pro-gun control <a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/538usneyrezvsipg77m1jvfpdcwpug3x\">retweet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pro-transgender <a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/s389a9stxcgj7w3yfcvqbe97h1x6fpq1\">retweet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Church and state separation <a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/9m6ovmu28essly1gz5dup7cdv649jq6l\">retweet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jan 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/rp32b0wbzb6aqjow2w1hqdyqrdh9ib7y\">retweet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anti-Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/2w4vposccyqmvqnrv45sm39norjhhm29\">retweet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Saslav has countless other retweets of this nature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider<\/strong> (Air Force)<\/h2>\n<p>Nominated for promotion to <b>General<\/b> and assignment as next <u><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/04\/25\/air-force-staff-director-tapped-to-run-services-indo-pacific-branch\/\">commander<\/a><\/b><\/u><u><b> of Pacific Air Forces<\/b><\/u> on May 17, 2023<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-189 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Schneider-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Schneider-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Schneider.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vocally discusses and supports the DEI agenda in a YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L1bKnRznHsU\">interview<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to eliminate the barriers, open the doors and make sure that we can have the best most capable force that our nation can provide.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Schneider says we will know we\u2019ve made considerable gains with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion when it becomes \u201cpart of our DNA\u201d<\/li>\n<li>He says DEI is an issue for leadership at all levels that we\u2019re going to have to continue to have conservations about<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download UNPROMOTABLE FGOs (PowerPoint) Col. 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Jonsson (Air Force) Nominated for promotion to Brigadier General\u00a0on March 23, 2023 Published an article entitled: &#8220;Dear white colonel \u2026 we must address our blind spots around race\u201d Quoted in the article saying &#8220;Defensiveness is a predictable response by white people to any discussion of racial injustice&#8221; Says &#8230; <a title=\"The &#8220;Dirty Half-Dozen&#8221;\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/the-dirty-half-dozen\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The &#8220;Dirty Half-Dozen&#8221;\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-candidates","category-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222,"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions\/222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}