{"id":1865613,"date":"2023-03-02T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1865613"},"modified":"2023-03-02T14:46:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T19:46:29","slug":"bidens-sec-def-sends-message-to-all-defense-personnel-mentions-diversity-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-sec-def-sends-message-to-all-defense-personnel-mentions-diversity-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s Sec Def Sends Message To All Defense Personnel, Mentions Diversity, Climate Change"},"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%2Fbidens-sec-def-sends-message-to-all-defense-personnel-mentions-diversity-climate-change%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=1865613&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 id=\"post-body-text\">\n<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made certain that he addressed all Department of Defense personnel about the threats America faces. &#8220;diversity&#8221; in the armed forces. Austin made sure to mention &#8220;transnational challenges such as climate change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Austin began his journey by referring back to &#8220;2022 National Defense Strategy,&#8221; It is a claim that it &#8220;articulates how we will achieve our goals through integrated deterrence, campaigning, and building enduring advantages.&#8221; After mentioning &#8220;pacing challenge from the People&#8217;s Republic of China,&#8221; The &#8220;acute threat of Russian aggression,&#8221; And &#8220;threats from Iran [and] North Korea,&#8221; He transitioned into his &#8220;diversity&#8221; pitch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will continue to recruit and sustain a uniformed and civilian workforce that embodies the diversity and dynamism of our great democracy,&#8221; He wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecDef<\/a> Lloyd Austin issues &#8220;Message to the Force&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Calls <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> &#8220;a generational challenge&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2013 Vows to tackle &#8220;the Acute <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a>|n Threat&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2013 Calls for vigilance re <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NorthKorea?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NorthKorea<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>Terrorist groups<br \/>\n\u2013 Warns of security implications of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climatechange?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climatechange<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1\/2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KxzHUWDeSJ\">pic.twitter.com\/KxzHUWDeSJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jseldin\/status\/1631355698419228679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even as far back in 2019, Adam Smith, Democratic Rep. of Washington, was clear in stating that he would be pushing for legislation in Congress to allow trans-identification of troops in the military. This is a viewpoint which the Trump Administration had previously opposed.<\/p>\n<p>Smith stated: &#8220;Even if we know (Senate Armed Services Committee chairman) Sen. Jim Inhofe and Donald Trump won&#8217;t change their minds, do we want to take another run at it and how? We&#8217;ll be discussing that with a lot of people,&#8221; As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/12\/30\/new-in-2020-another-battle-about-transgender-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department approved in March 2019 a policy that prohibits trans-identifying soldiers and military recruits from joining the military. The United States Court of Appeals had approved the policy. <a href=\"https:\/\/notransmilitaryban.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/doe-v-trump-dc-circuit-ruling-1-4-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Refused to accept a claim<\/a> A lower court found that the Department of Defense&#8217;s policy, implemented under James Mattis, the former Secretary of Defense, had been interpreted as a blanket ban against trans-identification in the military.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Maxwell, a Pentagon spokeswoman, was informed of the court&#8217;s decision.\u00a0, &#8220;The department remains bound by three other court orders that require continued implementation&#8221; Obama&#8217;s policy that trans-identifiable personnel could serve openly. She said that the Department of Defense &#8220;is consulting with the Department of Justice on next steps in the litigation. We look forward to continuing to press our case in the courts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Grinston (U.S. Army&#8217;s highest sergeant major), who was formerly the senior enlisted soldier of the largest U.S Army Command, wrote, &#8220;August 2021&#8221; in tribute to Women&#8217;s Equality Day. &#8220;Diversity is a number \u2014 do you have people that don&#8217;t look or think like you in the room? Inclusion is listening [to] and valuing those people. #Women&#8217;s Equality Day reminds us we&#8217;re smarter and more lethal when we come together as an inclusive, cohesive team. Our values demand it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Diversity is a number \u2013 do you have people that don&#8217;t look or think like you in the room? To be inclusive, you must listen to and value those around you. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensEqualityDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensEqualityDay<\/a> Reminds us that we are more intelligent and more effective when we all work together as a team. It is in our values&#8217; best interest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b72l2EcIn0\">pic.twitter.com\/b72l2EcIn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SMA Michael Grinston (@USArmySMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmySMA\/status\/1430875976142106624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It was reported in May 2022 that the U.S. Army was looking at a policy called &#8220;compassionate reassignment,&#8221; If soldiers feel that local or state laws have discriminated against them due to their gender, they can request a transfer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2022\/05\/19\/soldiers-facing-discrimination-state-laws-could-request-transfers-under-draft-army-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military.com<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-sec-def-sends-message-to-all-defense-personnel-mentions-diversity-climate-change\">Biden&#8217;s SecDef sends a message to all defense personnel, mentions diversity, and climate change<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made certain that he addressed all Department of Defense personnel about the threats America faces. &#8220;diversity&#8221; in the armed forces. Austin made sure to mention &#8220;transnational challenges such as climate change.&#8221; Austin began his journey by referring back to &#8220;2022 National Defense Strategy,&#8221; It is a claim that it &#8220;articulates &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":1890832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden\u2019s Sec Def Sends Message To All Defense Personnel, Mentions Diversity, Climate Change","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[3706,5103,4321,20145,3998,6759,11401,5776,4792,5774],"class_list":["post-1865613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-bidens","tag-change","tag-climate","tag-def","tag-defense","tag-diversity","tag-mentions","tag-message","tag-personnel","tag-sends"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden\u2019s Sec Def Sends Message To All Defense Personnel, Mentions Diversity, Climate Change","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1865613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1865613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1865613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1890832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1865613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1865613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1865613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}