Air Force Academy apologizes for ‘microaggressions’ after making Michael Jordan reference in email

By Katie Leach

Published February 17, 2018 8:10pm ET

Air Force Academy apologizes for ‘microaggressions’ after making Michael Jordan reference in email — An official at the Air Force Academy apologized for "microaggressions" after Master Sgt. Zachary Parish wrote Wednesday in a school-wide email on haircut standards: "He was never seen with a gaudy chain around his neck, his pants below his waistline, or with a backwards baseball hat on during public appearances." (U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan / Wikimedia Commons) | Mike Kaplan

A top official at the Air Force Academy apologized for “microaggressions” that appeared in a school-wide email on haircut standards amid backlash to a reference to NBA great Michael Jordan.

Cadets received the email on Wednesday from Master Sgt. Zachary Parish commenting on haircuts that did not meet the Academy’s standards and cast a “negative impression” on the “cadet population and armed service members at large.”