DEI's new battleground: the U.S. military
By Christian Watson
April 30, 2023 12:55 PMSince President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring the federal government to prioritize racial equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a deadly virus, infecting every one of our institutions, including the United States military.
DEI is already taking a toll on our nation’s armed forces, most notably compromising recruiting efforts. In the last fiscal year, for example, the Army was 15,000 recruits short of its 60,000 goal. It’s been called “the worst recruiting crisis since the creation of the all-volunteer force nearly 50 years ago,” and many Republicans point out that DEI initiatives are at least in part to blame.
In late March, at a hearing on these challenges, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) said it best: “They suggest to the American people the military has a problem with diversity and extremism,” he said. “In truth, the military is the greatest civil rights program in the history of the world.”
For generations, colorblindness and meritocracy have helped make the U.S. military the strongest in the world. But now our military is being bogged down and distracted by the Left’s woke agenda.
One recent report on the Navy compiled for members of Congress observed that “non-combat curricula consume Navy resources, clog inboxes, create administrative quagmires, and monopolize precious training time.” Additionally, a recent poll conducted by the Heritage Foundation found that 65% of active-duty personnel are concerned about growing politicization in the military, including the woke training programs and equity-minded reduced physical fitness standards.
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