{"id":1083461,"date":"2021-12-04T10:28:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T15:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1083461"},"modified":"2021-12-04T10:28:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T15:28:49","slug":"britains-woke-defence-ministry-wants-to-double-number-of-women-recruits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/britains-woke-defence-ministry-wants-to-double-number-of-women-recruits\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#039;s Woke Defence Ministry Wants to Double Number of Women Recruits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritains-woke-defence-ministry-wants-to-double-number-of-women-recruits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1083461&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1346554473-e1638626963266-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Britain\u2019s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced plans to double the number of women recruits in the military by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The number of women recruits in the British military will be doubled by 2030 as part of plans announced by the Ministry of Defence on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>An overhaul to the way sexual offences are dealt with will also be implemented as part of a response to a parliamentary inquiry into the treatment of women in the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/armed-forces-increase-female-recruitment-target-as-report-exposes-sexual-harassment-in-the-military-12484232\">reports<\/a> that 33 recommendations made by MPs as part of the report were accepted by the Ministry of Defence, though the ministry notably refused one recommendation that involved changing the jurisdiction of sex-related crimes from military courts to civilian ones.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defence also aims to bump the percentage of women recruits to 30 per cent. This number is double its previous goal of 15 per cent, and around two and a half times the current percentage of recruits who are women.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The drive comes despite the fact that the British military\u2019s overall manpower has been tumbling year on year for close to a decade and may soon fall to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/03\/22\/watch-livearmy-numbers-cut-smallest-history-overhaul-armed-forces\/\">weakest ever<\/a> numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that the military is a male-dominated institution and so I am pleased that the government has set itself ambitious targets, such as doubling the proportion of female recruits, and has accelerated workstreams on women\u2019s health, uniform and equipment,\u201d insisted Sarah Atherton, supposedly a Conservative MP and the chair of Parliament\u2019s Women in the Armed Forces Sub-Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Atherton also criticised the decision not to relinquish military jurisdiction with respect to rape cases, alleging that the \u201ccurrent system is failing to deliver justice\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.5308641975309\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">British Army to Blow \u00a3500,000 on Woke \u2018Diversity and Inclusion Directorate\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n5DatmhRty\">https:\/\/t.co\/n5DatmhRty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1302931116828037121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Various branches of Britain\u2019s Armed Forces have come under scrutiny in recent years with respect to the increasing influence of \u201cwoke\u201d ideology in recent years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>For example, the British Army has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/09\/07\/british-army-spend-500000-politically-correct-diversity-inclusion-monitors\/\">spent<\/a> over \u00a3600,000 on getting soldiers and employees to \u201cfeel authentic in the workplace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Army has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2018\/12\/17\/pc-brigade-british-army-ditches-gender-specific-titles-like-rifleman\/\">ditched<\/a> gender-specific titles for more progressive terms, form example replacing\u201dinfantryman\u201d with terms such as \u201cinfantry soldier\u201d and \u201cinfanteer\u201d. It has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2019\/09\/13\/british-army-to-abandon-fossil-fuels-commit-green-suicide\/\">pledged<\/a> to phase out the use of fossil fuels in tanks, APCs and other vehicles, supposedly with the aim of attracting the \u201cnext generation of recruits\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Not to be outdone, the Royal Air Force (RAF) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/05\/07\/military-aircraft-need-to-go-net-zero-10-years-sooner-says-raf-boss\/\">pledged<\/a> it will be net-zero on carbon emissions by 2050, citing the supposed demands of the public, and also \u201cthe young people in the Royal Air Force today\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The RAF has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/10\/22\/air-force-embraces-gender-neutral-pronouns-airman-becomes-air-per\/\">done away<\/a> with gender-specific titles and actively encourages the use of gender-neutral pronouns such as \u201cze\u201d, \u201cper\u201d, and \u201chir\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Navy has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/07\/21\/woke-distraction-royal-navy-bans-sexist-terms-like-manpower-unmanned\/\">phased out<\/a> the use of many \u201cproblematic\u201d terms, with one source saying that&nbsp;the \u201cvast majority of people in the Navy accept that some terms are problematic or no longer appropriate\u201d and that \u201cleadership are keen to ensure that, where practicable, gendered terms aren\u2019t used\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>It should also be noted that the Conservative Party has had uninterrupted political control of the Ministry of Defence since 2010, not the left-wing Labour opposition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.5471698113208\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Air Force Embraces Gender Neutral Pronouns, \u2018Airman\u2019 Becomes \u2018Air-Per\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tv1GOfCTFw\">https:\/\/t.co\/tv1GOfCTFw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1319240584217923585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, a&nbsp;bill&nbsp;currently before the U.S. Congress may allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/16\/democrats-may-force-women-register-draft\/\">women to be drafted for military service<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;National Defense Authorization Act was passed by the House of Representatives in September, and included an amendment mandating women to sign up alongside men.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate is currently considering the bill, with a decision being expected by December 11th.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced plans to double the number of women recruits in the military by 2030. 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