What, no more flying niggers?
What, no more flying niggers?
I looked a little deeper:
After many conversations with young men and women, a group of academy cadets fashioned "a better third verse," Goldfein revealed during the Air Warfare Symposium.
The old version of the third verse went, "A toast to the host of the men we boast."
It was changed to, "A toast to the host of those we boast."
The chief said the song, which dates back to the Army Air Corps before the Air Force was established as a separate service in 1947, reflected a different time period and a different team, one that was too "exclusive" to represent today's reality, especially as the service continues to grow more diverse and adds more women across its ranks.
"Goldfein"
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108013/general-david-l-goldfein/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Goldfein
I wasn't even looking for it, it just popped out in the article.
Ref: (Both from late May) https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/05/29/air-force-scrubs-male-only-references-its-official-song.html https://www.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2201395/final-changes-to-air-force-song-announced/
I looked a little deeper:
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After many conversations with young men and women, a group of academy cadets fashioned "a better third verse," Goldfein revealed during the Air Warfare Symposium.
The old version of the third verse went, "A toast to the host of the men we boast."
It was changed to, "A toast to the host of those we boast."
The chief said the song, which dates back to the Army Air Corps before the Air Force was established as a separate service in 1947, reflected a different time period and a different team, one that was too "exclusive" to represent today's reality, especially as the service continues to grow more diverse and adds more women across its ranks.
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"Goldfein"
https://www.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2201395/final-changes-to-air-force-song-announced/
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108013/general-david-l-goldfein/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Goldfein
I wasn't even looking for it, it just popped out in the article.
Ref: (Both from late May)
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/05/29/air-force-scrubs-male-only-references-its-official-song.html
https://www.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2201395/final-changes-to-air-force-song-announced/
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