Military Readiness Takes Back Seat to Wokeness at the Pentagon
Jun 22nd, 2022 Commentary By
Thomas Spoehr
Sean M. Worrell / U.S. Air Force
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Military readiness appears to have suffered yet another setback in the name of “equity.”
This is not the first time the Biden administration has amended its military policies in the name of greater inclusion.
Americans should be concerned by the Biden administration and Defense Department’s recent string of decisions in the name of equity.
Military readiness appears to have suffered yet another setback in the name of “equity.”
Earlier this month, responding to a Virginia lawsuit, the Department of Defense amended its existing policy on service by personnel diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus.
Under previous policy, military personnel who were diagnosed with HIV were barred from military deployments and other combat zones.
The justification for such a policy is sound. HIV, a virus often transmitted through contact with blood, has potential to spread in a combat zone where the shedding and sharing of blood is common.
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/military-readiness-takes-back-seat-wokeness-the-pentagon
