The United States Military will enter the year 2024 at its smallest size in 80 years. It’s no secret that our armed forces have had a hard time recruiting in recent years, and one of the reasons is the military’s embrace of progressive concepts like DEI.Some military experts agree and are now speaking out on the subject.FOX News reports:
Military experts blame Biden’s DEI push as US military enters 2024 with smallest fighting force in 80 yearsMilitary experts sounded the alarm about the Biden administration’s “woke” policies within the Department of Defense as the U.S. military is poised to be the smallest in 80 years, all while facing emerging global threats.The number of active duty service members has declined by 64,000 within the last three years, bringing the total number of troops down to 1,284,500, according to the Defense Authorization Bill. This means the U.S. military will field the smallest force since before World War II.Retired Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille accused the White House of treating U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East like “cannon fodder,” arguing the Biden administration’s leadership has heavily impacted the recruitment crisis.”The few in the military have always carried the burden for the many, but the alarming decrease in numbers not only poses a threat to our national security and defense strategy, but it also raises a question: can we confront the emerging global threats? This is not a recruitment issue. This is a leadership problem,” Sarraille told Carley Shimkus on “Fox & Friends First.”…”The administration, instead of creating a lethal force in raising our technology capabilities, has decided to implement woke progressive policies like renaming bases and funding or providing additional funding for DEI programs,” he continued.
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STARRS is a group made up of retired military people who have been working to raise alarm about DEI and CRT ideology in our armed forces.
A recent post on their website seems to confirm the report cited above:
Do the right thing with regards to the Marxist-based DEI: Bury it.Email from Lt. Gen Rod Bishop to the USAFA Superintendent:Rich–as a die hard Falcon football fan, I certainly share with you (and what coach and the team must be a feeling)–i.e, “disappointment” after an 8-0 start of “what could have been.” We all saw the “never give up” attitude, however, in the loss at Boise State, so I sincerely hope the team isn’t hanging their heads–they have lots to be proud of this year!Also as a die hard supporter of a strong military, I would like to share with you (with thanks to our BOA member, Elaine Donnelly (Founder and President for the Center for Military Readiness, for alerting me to this)–the concern expressed below by the self-described liberal and former NYT editor Bari Weiss. Here is what Elaine sent to me and OSD:
“She (Bari Weiss) makes note that the three words “diversity, equity, and inclusion” usually represent “noble causes,” and continues:“But in reality these words are now metaphors for an ideological movement bent on recategorizing every American not as an individual, but as an avatar of an identity group, his or her behavior prejudged accordingly setting all of us up in a kind of zero-sum game.” Consequences of this divisive ideology are much worse in the military, where non-discrimination and respect for meritocracy should be paramount values.”
Sound familiar? Along with our advice to you to try and distance the military from BLM (an organization we now see supporting Hamas–let alone the nearly $100M they “stole” from their supporters and their “announced” Marxist training and background) and also warning about the illegal way DOD was going about handling the covid vaccine mandate (6 Federal Courts agreed with us….finally–but not before the military had kicked 8400 patriots to the door), STARRS’ caution against DEI has been equally as strong and consistent.
This is a serious national security issue. The left’s obsession with this ideology is putting the country at risk.
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