The Air Force is taking action after a recent enlistee was seen in a viral video using racial slurs.
“The content of the video by a recent enlistee in the Air Force released on Facebook is intolerable and does not reflect the values of the Air Force. We are using command channels to address the issue. The Air Force culture embraces diversity and fiercely safeguards character, respect, and leadership,” the Air Force said in a statement posted on their official Facebook page Tuesday.
In a short video that went viral on the Internet over the weekend, the enlistee can be seen encouraging her friends to “hunt” black people and calling them by the N-word.
Lt. Col. Chad Gibson, deputy director of public affairs for Air Force Reserve Command, told the Air Force Times that the woman enlisted on May 31.
Gibson told the outlet that the Air Force began taking action as soon as they became aware of the video, but could not confirm what would happen to the recruit until the investigation is complete.
“We expect our Airmen to adhere to our core values at all times and to treat their fellow Airmen and citizens with the highest degree of dignity and respect,” the Air Force said.
The Air Force did not confirm the identity of the woman, but activist Shaun King and other Facebook users identified her as Tabbie Duncan.
According to King, Duncan was out “celebrating her recent enrollment in the US Air Force.”
According to a Facebook post from the restaurant Social Bar and Grill in St. Louis, the woman was also fired from her job there.
