US Navy hires active-duty drag queen to be the face of their recruitment drive
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1. The US Navy invited an active-duty drag queen to be a “Digital Ambassador” – as part of a recent drive “to attract the most talented and diverse workforce” and combat plunging recruitment.
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2. Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, who identifies as non-binary, was appointed as the first of five Navy Digital Ambassadors in a pilot program that ran from October 2022 to March 2023.
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3. The ambassador program was launched as the Navy is trying to boost its size to 347,000 members in 2024, up from the current 341,736 serving in fiscal year 2023 according to the US Navy paper THE NAVY TIMES.
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4. On April 19, 2023, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti told the House Armed Services Committee that the Navy is projected to fall 6,000 recruits, or 16%, short of its fiscal year 2023 goal for enlisted sailors.
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5. So finally, it seems that social media is creating the right kind of buzz for the US Navy World War 3 preparations and it is heading in the right direction, at least for the Russian and Chinese Navies.
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