{"id":1655445,"date":"2022-09-23T16:38:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1655445"},"modified":"2022-09-23T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:38:41","slug":"kathleen-j-anderson-biden-defense-spox-john-kirby-denies-wokeness-hurting-military-recruitment-hes-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathleen-j-anderson-biden-defense-spox-john-kirby-denies-wokeness-hurting-military-recruitment-hes-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathleen J. Anderson: Biden Defense Spox John Kirby Denies \u2018Wokeness\u2019 Hurting Military Recruitment. He\u2019s Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fkathleen-j-anderson-biden-defense-spox-john-kirby-denies-wokeness-hurting-military-recruitment-hes-wrong%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=1655445&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><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Military recruiters have faced one of the most challenging years for recruiting young brave men and women since the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2022\/9\/11\/23342879\/army-airforce-navy-recruitment-numbers-down-are-politics-to-blame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vietnam War<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/military-recruitment-hitting-record-lows-raising-questions-about-viability-of-all-volunteer-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">military branches claim<\/a> that there are numerous reasons for this difficulty, from a tighter job market to young Americans being either too fat or too dumb\u2026 literally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">No doubt those are valid and plausible reasons why military recruitment is low this year. However, another possibility has been raised by Republican lawmakers \u2013 that a contributing factor for why we have a shortage of men and women willing to raise their right hand to protect and defend the Constitution is due to \u2018wokeness\u2019 infesting the ranks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With some recent revelations out of the military academies and the Department of Defense\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/pentagon-launches-probe-after-woke-diversity-chiefs-racist-tweets-exposed\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">education branch<\/a>, some are finally starting to raise these questions in the media. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unfortunately, former Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby found himself on the receiving end of these questions, and his answer, while not surprising, was disappointing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">But John Kirby promised me that the military isn\u2019t woke <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B9ohyEmdIA\">https:\/\/t.co\/B9ohyEmdIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caramel_Conservative (@FutureHOF3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FutureHOF3\/status\/1572961410245697536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Toeing The Company Line<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/john-kirby-rejects-bogus-claim-of-woke-policies-dragging-down-army-recruitment-theres-no-wokeness-in-the-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interviewed<\/a> by News Nation host Dan Abrams regarding the military recruitment woes. Mr. Abrams put it bluntly:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSome on the right have suggested that it\u2019s the administration\u2019s policies, right? It\u2019s the requirement of the vaccine, it\u2019s the \u2018woke policies\u2019 in the military that\u2019s leading less people to want to join? What do you make of that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Retired Admiral Kirby shot down the accusations, stating, \u201cthere\u2019s no indications of that\u201d and the concern is \u201ca bogus claim.\u201d I\u2019m not particularly surprised by this answer. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Still, it\u2019s hard to believe that Mr. Kirby buys what he\u2019s trying to sell to the American public \u2013 especially given the recent reports popping up across the DOD.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Kirby was asked on Fox News Sunday this morning if the woke agenda made our military weak.HE LAUGHED and then said it was better for our military to be DIVERSE??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UippRDPWOD\">pic.twitter.com\/UippRDPWOD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Texas Chic \ud83d\udc96 (@DebraHu73185281) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DebraHu73185281\/status\/1487853453737181194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Off We Go Into The Woke Blue Yonder<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GOP lawmakers have consistently raised alarms over the military\u2019s woke training in the last few years. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/air-force-academy-cadets-gendered-mom-dad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently diversity and inclusion training<\/a> instituted at the once prestigious United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs has re-ignited these previous concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The training instructs cadets to use words that \u201cinclude all genders\u201d and to refrain from saying words like \u2018mom\u2019 and \u2018dad.\u2019 The PowerPoint presentation includes a slide that speaks to this point:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSome families are headed by single parents, grandparents, foster parents, two moms, two dads, etc.: consider \u2018parent or caregiver\u2019 instead of \u2018mom and dad&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The slide goes on to instruct cadets to:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cUse words that include all genders: \u2018Folks\u2019 or \u2018Y\u2019all\u2019 instead of \u2018Guys\u2019; \u2018partner\u2019 vs. \u2018boyfriend or girlfriend&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But it\u2019s not just gender inclusivity that the training tackles. You can\u2019t have diversity and inclusion training without talking about race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The presentation instructs cadets that they are:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cNot \u2018colorblind\u2019 or \u2018I don\u2019t see color,\u2019 but Color Conscious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sadly, this training is not a one-off in the military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/the-truth-behind-military-brass-incompetence-and-the-system-that-perpetuates-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Truth Behind Military Brass Incompetence And The System That Perpetuates It<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DEFENSE IN &#8216;DANGER&#8217;: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomCottonAR<\/a> ripped new &#8216;woke&#8217; Air Force Academy training, warning the recruitment crisis is dangerous for America \u2014 and social justice trainings won&#8217;t solve the problem. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/trrrIHsaeg\">https:\/\/t.co\/trrrIHsaeg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tuTSg9PS3G\">pic.twitter.com\/tuTSg9PS3G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1573008231974281216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Disturbing Trend<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/top-general-defends-west-point-student-studying-critical\/story?id=78448653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Point,<\/a> which graduated the likes of General Ulysses Grant and General Stormin\u2019 Norman\u2019 Schwarzkopf, was outed when news of their training titled \u2018Understanding Whiteness and White Rage\u2019 became public. The training explained to cadets:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIn order to understand racial inequality and slavery, it is first necessary to address whiteness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New documents show the U.S. Army is teaching West Point cadets CRT and addressing \u201cwhiteness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indoctrinating our military distracts from making certain we can effectively combat Communist China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1539241633773981702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In May, an <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/u-s-forces-ordered-to-stop-using-gender-pronouns-to-improve-lethality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a> was obtained that was sent out to senior leaders and Commanders at Andersen Air Force Base Guam that instructed when writing performance reviews and other similar materials such as awards packages:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cDo not use pronouns, age, race, etc.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s important to note that Andresen AFB falls within the United States Pacific Air Forces Command, which is responsible for, among other things, deterring Chinese aggression in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do you think the Chinese military spends even one <em>millisecond<\/em> on this nonsense?<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Add to that the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/u-s-navy-releases-gender-pronouns-training-video-in-attempt-to-create-safe-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy gender pronoun training video,<\/a> mandatory <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/army-mandates-pronoun-training-for-all-levels-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Army<\/a> pronoun training, and gender transition surgery training. So I think it\u2019s safe to say there is a prevalence of wokeness in the military.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Uncle Sam Wants You!\u2026To Embrace Leftist Ideology<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A spokesperson for the United States Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/air-force-academy-diversity-training-tells-cadets-to-use-words-that-include-all-genders-drop-mom-and-dad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in defense<\/a> of the diversity and inclusion training:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt is the diversity of Airmen and Guardians coming from all corners of our nation who perform the Department of the Air Force\u2019s hundreds of critical mission sets that make us the best, most, innovative Air and Space Forces the world has ever known.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019m going to have to disagree with them on this point. The bravery, sacrifice, grit, and tenacity of Airmen and, I\u2019d argue, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines used to make us the best, most innovative, lethal fighting force in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unfortunately, the integration of the dare I call it Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Industrial Complex will make us one of the weakest, most ill-prepared, and ill-equipped fighting forces on the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/a-reimagined-military-pentagon-introduces-new-equity-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Reimagined Military: Pentagon Introduces New \u2018Equity\u2019 Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Air Force Academy training included an exercise that separated cadets into small groups that had to write down as many \u201cG-Animals,\u201d or better put, animals whose names begin with G, as they could think of in a minute. These are the future United States Air Force and Space Force Commanding Officers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My daughter does these sorts of exercises for school, and she\u2019s six years old. But the worst part of the training was the condition laid out:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhat\u2019s said here, stays in this room (let\u2019s have each other\u2019s backs).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A blatant attempt to silence those cadets who rightfully know this sort of training does the opposite of what it claims to elevate.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[ CLIP ] \u2013 This is the US Navy &#8220;pronoun&#8221; training video currently doing the rounds\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kY6lKPov6O\">pic.twitter.com\/kY6lKPov6O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Stark Naked Brief. (@StarkNakedBrief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarkNakedBrief\/status\/1539547561178054659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I Never Thought I\u2019d See The Day<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Serving my country was one of the best decisions I ever made. I loved being a part of something greater than myself, serving my country, putting that service ahead of my needs and wants and those of my family, and growing into a tough and resilient citizen through those experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are many great reasons to join the Armed Forces. I got my bachelor\u2019s and Masters\u2019s Degree using Tuition Assistance and my GI Bill. I traveled the world, albeit to some not-so-great locations, but also to many incredible places like Greenland, where I met my husband.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/37-years-and-7-tours-in-the-military-and-all-we-get-is-our-president-calling-us-extremist-fascists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37 Years And 7 Tours In The Military, And All We Get Is Our President Calling Us Extremist Fascists?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, with two children of my own, my daughter in particular, who looks up to me and wants to be a soldier when she grows up just like mommy, I\u2019m not so sure I\u2019d be keen to support either of them joining the military as their mom and dad did. There are almost just as many reasons not to join with the below list; just a few I could think of offhand:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019m sorry to say it, Mr. Kirby; that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2022\/9\/11\/23342879\/army-airforce-navy-recruitment-numbers-down-are-politics-to-blame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only 9% of the population<\/a> wants to serve is indeed partly due to \u2018wokeness.\u2019 No amount of denial from you or other military brass is going to change that.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI want to understand White rage. And I\u2019m White.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley offered a forceful rebuke of renewed efforts from GOP Congressmen to question the Defense Department\u2019s diversity efforts and alleged embrace of critical race theory. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3KGPtY07C2\">https:\/\/t.co\/3KGPtY07C2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RG38HJcXP9\">pic.twitter.com\/RG38HJcXP9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1408908219184041989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military recruiters have faced one of the most challenging years for recruiting young brave men and women since the end of the Vietnam War. 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