Air Force Academy Requires Students to Use Gender-Inclusive Language | EWTN News Nightly

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There is a new directive for cadets at the US Air Force Academy that now requires students to use words that include all genders. Terms like mom, dad, boyfriend or girlfriend are off the table. The Air Force is calling it "offensive language" and even terms like "you guys" must now be replaced with word like "team, folks, or y'all." Executive Director of Speech First, Cherise Trump, joins to tell us what this is all about and why now. The US military has a tradition of being nonpartisan, but this seems partisan. Trump shares her thoughts and whether she thinks they crossed a line here. A recent study by the Heritage Foundation rated the US military's strength as "weak," and the Air Force as "very weak." Trump discusses how teaching cadets to use proper pronouns builds a warfighter and whether she can foresee an effect on recruitment efforts. Trump fills us in on what else she is following. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf