By now you have likely heard about the Navy’s drag queen recruiter, who the Navy used as one of its “digital ambassadors” to help bring up the Navy’s dismal recruiting numbers.
We posted about this Thursday: Navy Drag Queen Recruiters – Definitive Evidence that the Military has Lost Its Way
As I said in my concluding paragraph:
this has made me think about all of the absolute demi-gods of the Navy who served this country so well through the centuries. Men like John Paul Jones, naval hero of the Revolutionary War, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, who with consummate skill “commanded all land and sea forces in the central Pacific area” in World War II, Admiral Bull Halsey, “leading exponent of warfare using carrier-based aircraft [who] became known for his daring tactics” in World War II, even my own personal hero, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, who created the Navy’s nuclear propulsion program in the face of massive opposition, which turned submarines from niche platforms that could damage an enemy’s shipping and transport capability into front-like premier combat platforms that rule the seas (okay maybe I’m a little biased). The point is, these men used to be living and breathing people who made the Navy the revered (and feared) institution it is today. And now we have drag queens? How can that be possible? How the mighty have fallen…
Of course, now we find out the story is even worse than we thought.
For one thing, Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, aka Harpy Daniels, has an Instagram account and a Twitter account, and posts wildly inappropriate, completely accessible content, for one and all to peruse.
For example here is a tweet that Petty Officer Kelley retweeted, accusing Republicans of engaging in a “witch hunt” for questioning the Navy’s use of drag queens for recruiting:
Another tweet, insulting Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw:
Another, accusing a person questioning the Navy’s use of drag queen recruiters as “homophobic”:
How a Navy Yeoman (administrative expert) doesn’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re” is yet another question.
Plus, check out this Instagram post:
Second, now we find out that the Navy has no problem with any of this as long as Kelley posts a disclaimer saying that his posts and tweets are not endorsed by the Navy, as Breitbart News reports: Exclusive: Navy OK with Drag Queen Ambassador’s Racy Instagram Content as Long as It’s ‘Unofficial’:
The Navy was made aware as far back as March of racy photos posted on the Instagram account of one its Navy Digital Ambassadors who is an active-duty sailor and drag queen, but had indicated the photos were OK, Breitbart News has exclusively learned.In March, Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel chairman, asked the Navy about the Instagram account of 2nd Class Petty Officer Joshua Kelley, which shows Kelley — who goes by his stage name “Harpy Daniels” — dressed in drag, lingerie, underwear bottoms, or nothing. One photo is captioned with the hashtag “f-ckboi.”The Navy indicated to Banks that Kelley’s posts were OK, since they did not violate Department of Defense policy, which states that service members can maintain a personal social media presence as long as it is clearly marked as personal and not endorsed by the DOD…However, at the same time, the Navy acknowledged that its “Navy Digital Ambassadors” (NDAs) were asked to use their personal accounts for the purpose of attracting new recruits to the Navy, while adding a disclaimer their views did not represent those of the Navy.
So the Navy is okay with Petty Officer Kelley trashing Republicans who question the Navy’s use of drag queens for recruiting, not to mention posting near naked photos on Instagram.
Well, I’m not.
First, military service members are supposed to be completely non-partisan. When I served, I couldn’t have a political bumper sticker on my car, post a political candidate’s yard sign in my yard during election season, or do anything else, besides actually voting, that might indicate that I held any political views at all. And with good reason. The military is there to defend all Americans, not just Democrats. And I can confirm I worked just as hard when Bill Clinton was president as I did for George W. Bush.
But Kelley can trash Republicans in social media posts that will be seen by thousands of people, and that’s okay?
Second, Navy personnel posting pictures of themselves in thongs and g-strings while in drag diminishes the respect people have for the military, obviously.
Third, as a second class petty officer, Kelley is a mid-level manager who is tasked with leading more junior sailors in the accomplishment of the Navy’s, and his unit’s, mission, but you see precious little concerning that on Kelley’s social media pages.
Fourth, and finally, the military isn’t about diversity, it’s about unity. It’s about submerging your “self” and giving all for the defense of your country, even to the point of paying with your life if that’s what is necessary to ensure the nation’s survival, as, for example, 407,000 Americans found out during World War II. But in Joe Biden’s surreal clown world, the script has been flipped and now it’s all about each sailor’s individuality, personal sexual preferences, and choice of hair color.
No thank you.
I predict that the Navy’s recruiting numbers will tank as much as Bud Light’s sales did after the Dylan Mulvaney controversy.
And the public will see right through the Navy’s disavowal of Kelley’s social media posts. The Navy used these very posts for recruiting outreach – they own it.
And if we get into a shooting war while Joe Biden is in office, we are totally screwed.
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