“The British Air Force has stopped recruiting white recruits to achieve the goals of sexual and racial diversity in the army,” the British Daily Mail newspaper said, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense. will be given to women and representatives of national minorities when drafted into the army. “Atmosphere”.

The newspaper pointed out that “the head of the personnel department of the Air Force submitted a letter of resignation in protest against the restrictions imposed on hiring.” RAF Commander Mike Wigston has been accused of preparing to threaten the country’s security despite “threat from Russia and China” due to goals of racial and gender diversity in the armed forces, the newspaper writes.

The newspaper pointed out that “an RAF spokesman denied such claims to stop recruiting white men for the service”, noting that the RAF “does everything to encourage the recruitment of members of minority groups and ensure diversity among the staff.”

It is noteworthy that the UK Department of Defense has previously said that it wants to increase the number of female soldiers in the armed forces to 30% by 2030. They currently account for about 12%. The British Air Force, in turn, wants to bring the share of women in the military to 40% by the end of the decade, and the share of ethnic minorities to 20%.