{"id":1923585,"date":"2023-05-03T13:58:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T17:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-to-use-drag-queen-influencer-to-attract-diverse-talent-amid-recruitment-crisis\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:04:02","slug":"u-s-navy-to-use-drag-queen-influencer-to-attract-diverse-talent-amid-recruitment-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-to-use-drag-queen-influencer-to-attract-diverse-talent-amid-recruitment-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy hires drag queen influencer to diversify recruitment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-navy-to-use-drag-queen-influencer-to-attract-diverse-talent-amid-recruitment-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1923585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Navy taps drag queen influencer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-to-use-drag-queen-influencer-to-attract-diverse-talent-amid-recruitment-crisis\/\" title=\"US Navy hires drag queen influencer to diversify recruitment.\">attract diverse talent amid recruitment crisis<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The Navy is taking a unique approach to increase recruitment by inviting a drag queen, Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley (aka Harpy Daniels), who is an active-duty sailor, to join its pilot \u201cdigital ambassador\u201d program. This new tactic is intended to broaden the Navy\u2019s reach of potential recruits through digital and social media platforms, according to a report.<\/p>\n<h3>Advocating for diversity and inclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Kelley, who has been performing on board since 2018, has grown to become an \u201cadvocate\u201d for those who \u201cwere oppressed for years in the service.\u201d Through social media posts, Kelley highlights his journey and experiences as a queer sailor, bringing much-needed representation to the Navy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Navy is committed to enabling a workforce demographic similar to that of the nation it serves,\u201d the Navy\u2019s latest diversity, equity, and inclusion policy update reads. \u201cWith nearly 50% of recruitable talent coming from diverse talent, the Navy must be deliberate to create a culture where every person, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Assessing the effectiveness of the initiative<\/h3>\n<p>The Navy reportedly did not compensate Kelley or the other digital ambassadors. With the initiative ending in April, the Navy is now evaluating its effectiveness and future implementation.<\/p>\n<h3>Recruitment crisis in the military<\/h3>\n<p>The Navy&#8217;s recruitment crisis is not unique. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">recent poll conducted<\/a> by the Heritage Foundation found that 65% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/space-force-nearly-tripling-in-size-gaining-a-reserve-component-in-2021\/\" title=\"Space Force Nearly Tripling in Size, Gaining a Reserve Component in 2021\">active-duty personnel<\/a> were concerned about growing politicization in the military. Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti recently submitted written testimony to the House Armed Services Committee, noting fiscal year recruitment for 2023 was projected to miss its goal for enlisted sailors by 8,000 recruits.<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Foundation&#8217;s National Independent Panel on Military Service and Readiness report released in March suggested poor recruiting success was, at least in part, a result of social policies that have been imposed on the military. The study found that diversity, equity, and inclusive initiatives have risked \u201csupplanting the U.S. military\u2019s culture of warfighting with a new culture of DEI promotion and compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The Navy&#8217;s decision to tap a drag queen influencer to attract diverse talent is a bold move that highlights the importance of representation and inclusion in the military. As the Navy evaluates the effectiveness of this initiative, it&#8217;s clear that the military must continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-leaning-private-american-graphic-novel-gets-canceled-by-kickstarter-daily-kos\/\" title=\"Right-Leaning \u201cPrivate American\u201d Graphic Novel Gets Canceled by Kickstarter, Daily Kos\">find innovative ways<\/a> to attract and retain diverse talent to meet its recruitment goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy seeks to attract &#8216;diverse talent&#8217; amid recruitment crisis with drag queen influencer In an effort to increase recruitment, the Navy has invited a drag queen, who is an active-duty sailor, to join its pilot \u201cdigital ambassador\u201d program. As America&#8217;s military faces a historic recruiting crisis, the new tactic is intended to broaden the Navy\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1923586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[19889,7069,11403,3867,6758,7291,14756],"class_list":["post-1923585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-diversify","tag-drag","tag-hires","tag-influencer","tag-navy","tag-queen","tag-recruitment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1923585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1923586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1923585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1923585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1923585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}