Nicole Malachowski

being very proud to be the first woman Thunderbird pilot, being very proud to be one of the first women fighter pilots. And getting back to Secretary Hegseth and the current president, I think what they've done is they're kind of conflating this idea of DEI, which apparently my definition of it and theirs must be quite different.

being very proud to be the first woman Thunderbird pilot, being very proud to be one of the first women fighter pilots. And getting back to Secretary Hegseth and the current president, I think what they've done is they're kind of conflating this idea of DEI, which apparently my definition of it and theirs must be quite different.

The definition of DEI, they're conflating it with this idea of quotas, right? And they're saying quotas for everything, quotas and DEI are the same thing, and they're absolutely not. Look, I think there are reasonable critiques of quota systems. I also know that there are times, look at corporate America. I work in corporate America now, right?

The definition of DEI, they're conflating it with this idea of quotas, right? And they're saying quotas for everything, quotas and DEI are the same thing, and they're absolutely not. Look, I think there are reasonable critiques of quota systems. I also know that there are times, look at corporate America. I work in corporate America now, right?

The definition of DEI, they're conflating it with this idea of quotas, right? And they're saying quotas for everything, quotas and DEI are the same thing, and they're absolutely not. Look, I think there are reasonable critiques of quota systems. I also know that there are times, look at corporate America. I work in corporate America now, right?

A company, maybe based on its company values or cultures, wants to set a standard or a quota to say, hey, we want 50% of our board to be women. They are absolutely entitled to do that. I can see how people would be like, well, I don't want quotas in the military for promotions or for certain duty assignments. I think both of you would agree with that.

A company, maybe based on its company values or cultures, wants to set a standard or a quota to say, hey, we want 50% of our board to be women. They are absolutely entitled to do that. I can see how people would be like, well, I don't want quotas in the military for promotions or for certain duty assignments. I think both of you would agree with that.

A company, maybe based on its company values or cultures, wants to set a standard or a quota to say, hey, we want 50% of our board to be women. They are absolutely entitled to do that. I can see how people would be like, well, I don't want quotas in the military for promotions or for certain duty assignments. I think both of you would agree with that.

But what they're doing is they're equating DEI with quotas. I always tell people DEI is not stopping meritocracy. DEI, when done well and when executed as intended, is what enables meritocracy.

But what they're doing is they're equating DEI with quotas. I always tell people DEI is not stopping meritocracy. DEI, when done well and when executed as intended, is what enables meritocracy.

But what they're doing is they're equating DEI with quotas. I always tell people DEI is not stopping meritocracy. DEI, when done well and when executed as intended, is what enables meritocracy.

And we need our military to reflect the face of the country that it represents. There's foundational good, right, in that. And Secretary Hexeth, I think, needs to be concerned with the ramifications of this kind of censorship, right, and the book bannings that we have at the war colleges and the academies. Look, it's a recruitment and retention issue.

And we need our military to reflect the face of the country that it represents. There's foundational good, right, in that. And Secretary Hexeth, I think, needs to be concerned with the ramifications of this kind of censorship, right, and the book bannings that we have at the war colleges and the academies. Look, it's a recruitment and retention issue.

And we need our military to reflect the face of the country that it represents. There's foundational good, right, in that. And Secretary Hexeth, I think, needs to be concerned with the ramifications of this kind of censorship, right, and the book bannings that we have at the war colleges and the academies. Look, it's a recruitment and retention issue.

Like you, Krusty, I'm sure that you are mentoring lots of people who want to learn to fly or young gals, young boys who want to join the military. You know, when this all started going down in March, which ironically, right, was Women's History Month,

Like you, Krusty, I'm sure that you are mentoring lots of people who want to learn to fly or young gals, young boys who want to join the military. You know, when this all started going down in March, which ironically, right, was Women's History Month,

Like you, Krusty, I'm sure that you are mentoring lots of people who want to learn to fly or young gals, young boys who want to join the military. You know, when this all started going down in March, which ironically, right, was Women's History Month,

You know, I got I had been mentoring a young a young black man from in high school from Chicago who was wanting to join the military and become a fighter pilot. You know, who does he look up to? The Tuskegee Airmen, Chappie James, all those things. Right. And all of a sudden he is sending me emails going, is this really happening?

You know, I got I had been mentoring a young a young black man from in high school from Chicago who was wanting to join the military and become a fighter pilot. You know, who does he look up to? The Tuskegee Airmen, Chappie James, all those things. Right. And all of a sudden he is sending me emails going, is this really happening?

You know, I got I had been mentoring a young a young black man from in high school from Chicago who was wanting to join the military and become a fighter pilot. You know, who does he look up to? The Tuskegee Airmen, Chappie James, all those things. Right. And all of a sudden he is sending me emails going, is this really happening?