{"id":1683293,"date":"2022-10-11T09:44:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1683293"},"modified":"2022-10-11T09:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:44:45","slug":"jeff-crouere-challenges-are-mounting-our-woke-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-crouere-challenges-are-mounting-our-woke-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Crouere: Challenges Are Mounting Our Woke Military"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fjeff-crouere-challenges-are-mounting-our-woke-military%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=1683293&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\">The United States armed forces is facing its biggest recruiting challenge since the military draft ended in July of 1973. For the next twenty years, the all-volunteer military was easily able to manage the country\u2019s conflicts, such as the Persian Gulf war of 1991.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, in the post-9\/11 \u201cWar on Terror,\u201d the all-volunteer force was inadequate. It was heavily supplemented by reservists and members of the National Guard. Part-time military forces comprised approximately\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/national-guard-birthday\/national-guard-service-in-the-war-on-terror.html#:~:text=It&#039;s%20no%20secret%20that%20the,18.4%20percent%20of%20the%20casualties.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">45%<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of the total forces who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/national-guard-birthday\/national-guard-service-in-the-war-on-terror.html#:~:text=It&#039;s%20no%20secret%20that%20the,18.4%20percent%20of%20the%20casualties.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18%<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of the casualties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Today, recruitment throughout all military branches, especially among the National Guard, is not meeting quotas. With recruits dropping and retirements increasing, the National Guard lost an overall total of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-middle-east-covid-government-and-politics-987f5dbc245858f372eaeeb3edc018bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7,500<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0service members this past year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This will impact the various missions of the National Guard including military deployment overseas as well as an emergency response to natural disasters domestically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Major General Rich Baldwin, the Army National Guard\u2019s Chief of Staff, the recruiting woes are the \u201cworst\u201d he has experienced in the last two decades. He said that \u201cif we don\u2019t solve the recruiting and retention challenges we\u2019re currently facing, we will see readiness issues related to strength begin to emerge within our units within the next year or two.\u201d Along with the recruiting issues, the Army National Guard faced a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-middle-east-covid-government-and-politics-987f5dbc245858f372eaeeb3edc018bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10%<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0decline in reenlistment for veteran service members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are numerous reasons why recruiting and reenlistments are declining. Since the 9\/11 attacks were 21 years ago, there is no longer an urgent \u201ccall to service.\u201d In addition, the war in Afghanistan, the nation\u2019s longest armed conflict, finally ended in 2021. With no ongoing war, some Americans are not compelled to serve in the military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Another major factor is the needless requirement that all service members become vaccinated against COVID-19. Instead of following the advice of President Joe Biden who declared that \u201cthe pandemic is over,\u201d our armed forces are maintaining the COVID-19 vaccine requirement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Studies show that millions of Americans do not believe the vaccine is effective or beneficial, as approximately\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/public-health\/states-ranked-by-percentage-of-population-vaccinated-march-15.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">32%<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of the country is not fully vaccinated. In this environment, a vaccine mandate is a powerful disincentive for many potential recruits. It could also serve as a major reason current service members are not re-enlisting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">14,000 current National Guard members are refusing to take the vaccine or seeking some type of exemption. Their final status is uncertain, as it has not been decided by U.S. Army leadership. If no exemptions are granted, the loss to the National Guard would be significant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some analysts believe that improving health and educational benefits would spur more enlistment. Others point to the need to enhance salaries and predict that recruitment will increase as the overall economy continues to decline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The best way to improve the situation is to eliminate the vaccine mandate and stop pursuing \u201cwoke\u201d military objectives. Our military should not be promoting Critical Race Theory (CRT) and teaching about the dangers of white racism. In addition, the emphasis on the use of proper pronouns and hosting shows with drag queens is completely inappropriate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The situation is so problematic that U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) has introduced a bill in Congress to prevent the Defense Department from \u201corganizing, promoting, or hosting drag shows as a means of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to the Defense Department, the mission of our military forces is \u201cto deter war and ensure our nation\u2019s security.\u201d These goals are not accomplished by teaching controversial racial theories or promoting the correct type of pronoun usage or by featuring drag queens on military bases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Grothman believes that \u201cthere is an overall effort being made to make the military more woke\u2026and I think a woke military is probably a less productive military.\u201d The Congressman is correct, except it is not \u201cprobably\u201d detrimental, it is unquestionably harming our military.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Certainly, our foremost adversary, the communist Chinese, is not allowing their military officials to waste time training their soldiers on correct pronoun usage, CRT, or exposing them to drag queen shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It has become so ridiculous that in June, a drag queen event was planned at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany to promote \u201cGay Pride Month.\u201d The drag queens were scheduled to read stories to the children of military service members in the library of the base. After much criticism, the ill-advised event was canceled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In July, at the Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, a \u201cDiversity, Equity &#038; Inclusion Summer Festival\u201d was held. Initially, a performance by drag queen \u201cHarpy Daniels\u201d was scheduled, although it was eventually canceled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All these activities upset Grothman, who said he would \u201ckeep on the military to ensure they don\u2019t degenerate into some politically correct, woke institution. If we had $100 million left over with nothing to do, we still shouldn\u2019t spend it on this garbage because it weakens the military.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Similar complaints were issued by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) who sent a letter to the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall expressing his strenuous objections to the event scheduled at Ramstein Air Base. He noted, \u201cAs I hope you can agree, decisions over children and their bodies should be left to moms and dads serving our nation, not mediated through publicly funded propaganda on U.S. Air Force bases.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Instead of focusing on important military goals, the current Defense Department leadership seems more intent on satisfying Democratic Party activists. On Thursday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that nine U.S. Army bases will be renamed because of ties to the confederacy. Other assets will be removed, such as a portrait of General Robert E. Lee that is hanging at West Point Academy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These moves will cost\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/theaters\/us\/2022-10-06\/confederates-defense-department-military-bases-7600170.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$62.5 million<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and will not make our country any safer or solve the pressing recruitment crisis facing our military. It will only please the progressives who are steering our country in an extremely dangerous direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em>Jeff Crouere<\/em><\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is a native New Orleanian and his award-winning program,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cRingside Politics,\u201d<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0airs Saturdays from Noon until 1 p.m. CT nationally on\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Real America&#8217;s Voice TV Network\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#038;\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/americasvoice.news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AmericasVoice.News<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and weekdays from 7-11 a.m. CT on\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WGSO 990-AM<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#038;\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wgso.com<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He is a political columnist, the author of\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">America&#8217;s Last Chance<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ringsidepolitics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crouere.net<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. For more information, email him at\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>jcrouere@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States armed forces is facing its biggest recruiting challenge since the military draft ended in July of 1973. 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