There is definitely racism in the military. There is definitely racism in the civilian sector.
It is extremely hard to explain what being a minority officer is like.
And someone who isn’t one just wouldn’t understand even if I did try to explain it, so I won’t.
No one is saying there isn’t racism in the military. There is but it’s on an individual basis not an organizational basis.
The whole “wouldn’t understand” thing is BS.
I’m not a minority in the U.S. but I am in Hawaii. I’m not a “local” which means I get treated a lot differently in the non-tourist areas. “Hey Haole, this is a locals beach”, etc.
I was definitely a minority in my high school way back when. 85% black students and about 60% black teachers. Intercity during a time when racial tensions were a lot higher than they are today. Beat up the white guys day was a couple of times a week with full blown race riots every month or so. There were multiple places in the school I couldn’t go and classes I couldnt take. Auto shop, welding, machining, wood shop etc. were all offered but whites were actively discouraged from taking them by the school because the blacks didn’t want us in them. If you did take them, it was a constant verbal and physical confrontation the entire time.
So yeah, white guys can understand.