Pentagon used drag ‘influencer’ to attract recruits
The Department of Defense has acknowledged using “Harpy Daniels” to attract potential candidates amid a recruitment slump Read Full Article at RT.com
The performer, a US Navy service member, has concluded a six-month stint as a “digital ambassador,” a spokesperson told Fox News
The Pentagon employed an enlisted “drag queen influencer” as a “digital ambassador” on social media to attract new recruits amid a historic slump, a spokesperson confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday. The program has ended and the sailor was not paid, the representative stressed.
US Navy Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, also known as drag performer “Harpy Daniels,” boasted on Instagram in November that the navy had invited the sailor to “be the first navy digital ambassador!” The Instagram bio for the Harpy Daniels persona reads “USN/Drag Queen / Non-Binary Sailor & Queen” with a disclaimer that the user’s opinions are not endorsed by the Department of Defense or the US Navy.thansk
“Thank you to the Navy for giving me this opportunity! I don’t speak for the Navy but simply sharing my experience in the navy! Hooyah, and let’s go Slay!” the performer wrote in an Instagram post.
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