The military isn’t ‘distracted’ by the critical race theory conversation, SECDEF says
Meghann Myers
The Pentagon’s top two officials have faced pointed questions in recent weeks over whether the military is “indoctrinating” troops with what some conservative politicians have misidentified as critical race theory. The Defense Department is not a supporter, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Wednesday, though some DoD-affiliated academic institutions study it as part of sociology or legal curricula.
Both Austin and Milley faced questioning by Republican lawmakers in June on whether DoD diversity, equity and inclusion training included the tenets of critical race theory ― an analytical framework for discussing the American legal system and its disparate treatment of racial minorities.
And both flatly denied any “indoctrination.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/07/21/the-military-isnt-distracted-by-the-critical-race-theory-conversation-secdef-says/