Whitey Ford
05-24-2023, 06:08 PM
Who is Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr, likely replacement for Gen. Milley as Joint Chiefs of Staff chair?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aQ3zhyUcc8
"This Navy is 8,000 recruits short because red blooded Americans don’t want to join a freak show."- Steve Bannon
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will step down from his role later this year, and the Biden administration has reportedly a two-man shortlist for the general’s replacement.
From an unknown number of candidates, President Biden is said to have narrowed the list down to two names: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr and 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger.
Most analysts seem to believe that Biden will select Brown, who would be the fifth Air Force service member out of 20 officers who have held the position – half of them from the Army alone. He would assume the post on Oct. 1, the day after Milley’s term ends, if selected.
Brown would also be the second African American in the role after Army Gen. Colin Powell, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1989.
From another source:
His nomination hadn’t even been confirmed when incoming Air Force Chief of Staff Brown decided to release his own video complaining that he had been a victim of racism because of a parking spot and because someone in Korea once questioned whether he was really a pilot.
Stripes magazine described a speech in which Brown “seemed to barely contain his rage” and argued “that the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution ‘that I’ve sworn my adult life to support and defend’ have not always delivered ‘liberty and equality’ to all.”
That nonsense was coming from the first black Air Force chief who is considered a leading candidate to replace General Milley as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Brown’s insistence that he was held back because of his race was undercut by his prominent position as part of the U.S. Air Force’s ongoing push to promote minorities on the basis of race.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/who-is-air-force-gen-charles-q-brown-jr-likely-replacement-gen-milley-joint-chiefs-staff-chair
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Brown Jr. Opens Up About Emotional Talks on Race with His Sons
But in June 2020, it wasn't his impressive credentials that brought the most attention; it was an emotional, five-minute-long video recorded and shared in the aftermath of George Floyd's death.
The clip, in which Gen. Brown spoke to his experiences as a Black man in the Air Force, struck a chord with viewers, many of whom praised his vulnerability and candor as he spoke of racism, current events and family, including his wife Sharene and their 28- and 24-year-old sons.
Here, Gen. Brown explains to PEOPLE the deeper meaning behind the video, as well as his plans to impart enduring change on the Air Force during his time in charge.
Moving forward, we've got to closely manage our diverse populations, and we've got to actually take a look at the diverse population that comes into our force to make sure their development and opportunities aren't happening just by luck. We need to make sure that we actually have a broader group of candidates to choose from as we go forth, and that we expose some of these young people to certain opportunities they might not be able to afford, such as youth flight academies, as well as tweak the screening process, so it's not so reliant upon a paper test.
https://people.com/human-interest/voices-against-racism-general-charles-q-brown-jr/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aQ3zhyUcc8
"This Navy is 8,000 recruits short because red blooded Americans don’t want to join a freak show."- Steve Bannon
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will step down from his role later this year, and the Biden administration has reportedly a two-man shortlist for the general’s replacement.
From an unknown number of candidates, President Biden is said to have narrowed the list down to two names: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr and 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger.
Most analysts seem to believe that Biden will select Brown, who would be the fifth Air Force service member out of 20 officers who have held the position – half of them from the Army alone. He would assume the post on Oct. 1, the day after Milley’s term ends, if selected.
Brown would also be the second African American in the role after Army Gen. Colin Powell, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1989.
From another source:
His nomination hadn’t even been confirmed when incoming Air Force Chief of Staff Brown decided to release his own video complaining that he had been a victim of racism because of a parking spot and because someone in Korea once questioned whether he was really a pilot.
Stripes magazine described a speech in which Brown “seemed to barely contain his rage” and argued “that the ideals of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution ‘that I’ve sworn my adult life to support and defend’ have not always delivered ‘liberty and equality’ to all.”
That nonsense was coming from the first black Air Force chief who is considered a leading candidate to replace General Milley as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Brown’s insistence that he was held back because of his race was undercut by his prominent position as part of the U.S. Air Force’s ongoing push to promote minorities on the basis of race.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/who-is-air-force-gen-charles-q-brown-jr-likely-replacement-gen-milley-joint-chiefs-staff-chair
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Brown Jr. Opens Up About Emotional Talks on Race with His Sons
But in June 2020, it wasn't his impressive credentials that brought the most attention; it was an emotional, five-minute-long video recorded and shared in the aftermath of George Floyd's death.
The clip, in which Gen. Brown spoke to his experiences as a Black man in the Air Force, struck a chord with viewers, many of whom praised his vulnerability and candor as he spoke of racism, current events and family, including his wife Sharene and their 28- and 24-year-old sons.
Here, Gen. Brown explains to PEOPLE the deeper meaning behind the video, as well as his plans to impart enduring change on the Air Force during his time in charge.
Moving forward, we've got to closely manage our diverse populations, and we've got to actually take a look at the diverse population that comes into our force to make sure their development and opportunities aren't happening just by luck. We need to make sure that we actually have a broader group of candidates to choose from as we go forth, and that we expose some of these young people to certain opportunities they might not be able to afford, such as youth flight academies, as well as tweak the screening process, so it's not so reliant upon a paper test.
https://people.com/human-interest/voices-against-racism-general-charles-q-brown-jr/