{"id":1747385,"date":"2022-11-21T17:48:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1747385"},"modified":"2022-11-21T17:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:48:10","slug":"woke-leadership-is-gutting-u-s-military-through-dei-trans-policies-gop-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-leadership-is-gutting-u-s-military-through-dei-trans-policies-gop-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke Leadership Is Gutting U.S. Military Through DEI, Trans Policies, GOP Report Says"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fwoke-leadership-is-gutting-u-s-military-through-dei-trans-policies-gop-report-says%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=1747385&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--><p>Military leaders\u2019 embrace of woke diversity and transgender policies and ideology is corroding the effectiveness of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-military\">U.S. military<\/a>, according to a new report by GOP lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, both Republicans, put out a report on the impact of DEI and LGBT initiatives on the U.S. military on Monday. The 18-page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubio.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/ee1d7a86-6d0c-4f08-bd15-24e5b28e54b7\/3756824FA9C21B819BB97AAB16221530.woke-warfighters-report-3.pdf\">report<\/a> takes shots at some of the top leaders in the U.S. military, such as Gen. Mark Milley, and says that poor leadership is distorting the military\u2019s purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States military is the greatest fighting force in the world. It is also one of the most humble and sacrificial the world has ever known,\u201d the report begins. \u201cUnfortunately, President Joe Biden and his administration are weakening America\u2019s warfighters through a sustained assault fueled by woke virtue signaling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur military\u2019s singular purpose is to \u2018provide for the common defense\u2019 of our nation. It cannot be turned into a left-wing social experiment. It cannot be used as a cudgel against America itself. And it cannot be paralyzed by fear of offending the sensibilities of Ivy League faculty lounges or progressive pundits,\u201d the report\u2019s summary says.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Defense (DOD) stood by its policies in answer to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiversity, inclusion, and equality at its core is about leveraging the strengths of all our people, advancing opportunity, addressing potential barriers or discrepancies, and \u2013 fundamentally \u2013 ensuring people are treated with dignity and respect. We always talk about weapons systems, yet every one of us will agree that our greatest weapons system are our people.\u00a0 So that\u2019s why our policies to better leverage our people and increase unit cohesion are important here,\u201d a spokesman with the DOD told The Daily Wire in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The report singles out several top military officials for criticism: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Milley, who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The report also notes the partisan pasts of two top Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) staffers: Bishop Garrison, senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense on Human Capital and DEI issues, and Kelisa Wing, the DEI head of the Department of Defense Education Activity.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks into President Joe Biden\u2019s term, Austin issued a one-day stand-down order to all service members and civilian employees. The purpose of the stand-down order was to \u201cdiscuss extremism in the ranks with their personnel.\u201d A follow-up report by the Senate Armed Services committee assessed that, because of the dearth of extremism among U.S. service members, further investment on countering extremism in the military would be an \u201cinappropriate use of taxpayer funds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Milley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/highest-ranking-u-s-military-official-defends-teaching-crt\">supports<\/a> \u201cteaching [Critical Race Theory] at U.S. Service Academies\u201d and testified in front of Congress that he is interested in understanding \u201cwhite rage,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden Administration is choosing to focus on and fund the study of racial extremism even when \u2026 it is a virtual non-issue in the military,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n<p>DEI has become a top priority for the Biden administration across departments, not just in the Pentagon. The Department of Homeland Security has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/09\/08\/politics\/white-supremacy-dhs-draft-assessment\/index.html\">identified<\/a> white supremacy as one of the preeminent threats to the United States. In September, the Department of Energy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/doe-releases-first-ever-plan-advance-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility\">released<\/a> its first-ever \u201cDiversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan to underscore the Department\u2019s commitment to creating a workplace that celebrates Americans of all backgrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commitment to DEI has bled into the U.S. Special Forces. The United States Special Operations Command\u2019s 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan states that \u201cdiversity and inclusion are operational imperatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only goal of our Special Forces should be effectiveness. Every other consideration must be subordinate to and in service of that end,\u201d the report says. \u201c[F]orcing our military to engage in DEI trainings encourages supporting and advancing people on criteria other than competence and ability to carry out a mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Rubio and Roy, the military has lowered its standards for health and fitness to allow transgender people and those diagnosed with gender dysphoria into the ranks of the military. The process began under former President Barack Obama, was reversed under former President Donald Trump, and reinstated under Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople cannot even enlist with Invisalign or braces until they are removed. And yet, today\u2019s woke military is now proudly promoting and celebrating sex reassignment procedures, which can have months-long recovery periods, with complete recovery taking \u2018up to one year\u2019 for some procedures,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n<p>The highest levels of the U.S. military lack accountability for mistakes, the report says. One glaring example of this is the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, in which 13 U.S. service members were killed and hundreds of Afghans in a terror attack on Kabul\u2019s Hamid Karzai International Airport. A retaliatory strike against a target believed to be a terrorist accidently killed 10 civilians, including seven children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only service member who received a reprimand from the Afghanistan debacle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military leaders\u2019 embrace of woke diversity and transgender policies and ideology is corroding the effectiveness of the U.S. military, according to a new report by GOP lawmakers. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rep. 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