Navy Training Materials Urge ‘Duty to Report Suspected or Actual Extremist Behaviors’ Within Ranks

[mystery-ak]

Navy Training Materials Urge ‘Duty to Report Suspected or Actual Extremist Behaviors’ Within Ranks

Kristina Wong 23 Mar 2021

Navy slides used to train its personnel on “extremism” encouraged sailors and Navy civilians to report on their colleagues if they saw indicators of “suspected or actual extremist behaviors.”

The slides, dated February 21 and obtained by Breitbart News, are to help the Navy fulfill Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s call for a one-day stand-down in the military to discuss “extremism.”

One slide said: “Everyone has a duty to report suspected or actual extremist behaviors. Early identification is key to effective intervention. What are some indicators of extremist ideologies?” There were no indicators listed.

Nonetheless, the slide encouraged sailors to report indicators of extremist ideologies to their chain of command, a person designated as Command Managed Equal Opportunity (CMEO), the Navy’s Insider Threat Program Office, the Equal Employment Opportunity, NCIS, or the Command Security Manager.

The slides do not explicitly define what “extremism” is. The Pentagon’s unwillingness to date to define explicitly what it considers “extremism” has caused anxiety among some service members that Austin’s efforts to root out “extremism” is aimed at conservatives or supporters of former President Donald Trump. The Pentagon has insisted the stand-down is not part of a political litmus test.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/23/navy-training-materials-urge-duty-to-report-suspected-extremist-behaviors-within-ranks/

[GtHawk]

So no 'don't ask don't tell' for conservative patriots?

[PeteS in CA]

Can civilians report the SecDef and SecNav for "Suspected or Actual Extremist Behaviors"? Asking for a friend.