Naval Academy subs two white guys out for diversity sakes.

In the ever increasing trend where people get positions based on diversity instead of merit, you would think the Naval Academy who thrives to put out the best of the best would fall into that pathetic drivel way of thinking... you would think.

Naval Academy leaders removed two midshipmen from a color guard that performed at the World Series last week because they were white men, and replaced them with a non-white man and a white woman so the academy could present a more “diverse” profile, according to several sources, a move that has reportedly angered mids and alumni. As it turned out, the color guard still ended up all white because the male replacement forgot parts of his uniform. Two white, male members of the color guard learned Oct. 28 they were being replaced with a white woman, Midshipman 2nd Class Hannah Allaire, and a non-white man, Midshipman 2nd Class Zishan Hameed, on orders of the school’s administration, according to an internal e-mail message provided to Navy Times by an academy professor. With a national television audience, Naval Academy leadership worried the color guard it planned to send wasn’t diverse enough, the e-mail said.

I would hope the replacements would be pissed off and refuse the spots based on the fact they got picked because of their gender and color not because they earned it...you would hope....

There needs to be a top down review of this decision and Naval Academy Commandant Capt. Matt Klunder should answer why it happened and promises it never happens again.