That'll keep Putin at bay: USAF goes on woke hiring spree that'll see multiple Diversity, Equity and Inclusion managers hired for up to $180,000 a year

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The US Air Force is hiring a team of diversity, equity and inclusion managers on salaries of up to $180,000 per year.

As the United States faces growing threats from China and Russia - highlighted by the downing of an American drone by Moscow forces yesterday - Air Force chiefs are creating plum jobs to achieve their 'inclusion mission' at home.

One senior role at the Pentagon, advertised earlier this month, pays up to $183,500 per year. The 'supervisory diversity equity inclusion and accessibility officer' will be responsible for making top-level decisions about the Air Force's diversity policies.

Several more similar vacancies are open at military bases across the country with salaries starting at $80,000. Applicants will work under the Air Force's director of diversity and inclusion, Marianne P. Malizia, whose remit is 'ensuring a culture of inclusion'.

Critics of the diversity push say the strength of America's military during a time of heightened international tensions 'is being threatened by a left-wing woke agenda' and called the agenda 'disturbing'.

Applicants will work under the Air Force's director of diversity and inclusion, Marianne P. Malizia, whose remit is 'ensuring a culture of inclusion'

The threats faced by the United States were highlighted yesterday when an American drone was down by a Russian jet over the Black Sea. At home, Air Force chiefs are focused on an 'inclusion mission' 

There have been job advertisements for at least four senior diversity, equity and inclusion positions this month. 

A 'Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator' position at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska pays $93,367 to $121,378 per year. The candidate will '[perform] a range of functions to facilitate and support the achievement of the Installation/Wing Diversity and Inclusion mission.'

Like other adverts, the posting includes a word soup of management speak and woke terminology. The candidate will be responsible for 'collaborating with human resources organizations to effectively incorporate and advance diversity and inclusion goals and objectives into the fabric of the organization and all aspects of the employee life cycle'.

Another vacancy for a 'diversity and inclusion coordinator' at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama offers between $82,830 and $107,680 per year.

Responsibilities include implementing 'Diversity and Inclusion educational and training courses and workshops to affect a culture of Diversity and Inclusion'. 

Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the military's diversity policies are 'disturbing'.

In a strongly-worded rebuke to current policies around diversity and inclusion, Wicker said: 'It is mystifying, even disturbing, to see President Biden's top political defense officials promote toxic social policies of equal outcome versus equal opportunity.

'Their agenda has harmed military readiness and alienated a large portion of potential military recruits.'

Wicker, who served in the Air Force from 1976 to 1980, said recruitment must be prioritized amid geopolitical tensions between the United States, Russia and China. Military officials agree both countries pose the most serious threats to America's security.

Relations between the US and China were strained in February when a Beijing spy balloon was detected flying over America

Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the military's diversity policies are 'disturbing'. Pictured: a U.S. Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (Lightning II) jet

America has funded Ukraine's war with Russia to the tune of tens of billions of dollars. Relations with China soured last month after a Beijing spy balloon which floated over the country was downed by American fighter jets and triggered a diplomatic crisis.

Wicker added: 'Even as we return to an age of great power conflict, military recruitment is suffering. By the end of the year, there will be 30,000 fewer active-duty soldiers than the day President Biden took the oath of office.

'Public trust in the military is also plummeting. The Reagan Institute found that under 50 percent of Americans trust the military, down from 70 percent a few years ago.

'As Commander-in-Chief, President Biden's most important job is leading our military in defense of the United States. But his Administration is making that job harder by focusing on liberal social goals.'

Officials have claimed new recruits aren't deterred by the inclusion goals and said young people are put off because they don't think the military is 'relevant' and are reluctant to put their lives 'on hold'.

Citing surveys about recruitment in the Army, Major General Alex Fink, the US Army's head of marketing, said in February: 'They just don't perceive the Army as being in touch with the modern, everyday culture that they're used to.'