US Navy Under Fire for Using Drag Queen Influencer to Attract New Members<\/title><br \/>\n<\/head><br \/>\n<body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>US Navy Under Fire for Using Drag Queen Influencer to Attract New Members<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.example.com\/image.jpg\" alt=\"US Navy Drag Queen Influencer\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Woohae Cho\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"date\">UPDATED 4:50 PM \u2013 Wednesday, May 3, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The United States Navy is facing criticism for its use of a “drag queen influencer” to help attract new members during a severe recruiting crisis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, who goes by the stage name “Harpy Daniels” and identifies as non-binary, was revealed to be a “Digital Ambassador” in the Navy’s test initiative to draw in freshmen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>“Thank you to the Navy for giving me this opportunity! I don’t speak for the Navy but simply sharing my experience in the Navy! Hooyah, and let’s go Slay!” Kelley wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former U.S. military personnel, as well as MPs, have responded to the news in a fiery manner.<\/p>\n<h3>Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.)<\/h3>\n<p>Chair of the House Military Personnel Subcommittee, expressed his disapproval and said that “woke” officials are “projecting weakness abroad and divisiveness at home.”<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>“The recruitment shortage is a serious crisis that we must address with serious solutions. TikTok videos of drag queens are just making a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-cities-responses-to-homelessness-actually-enable-even-more-homelessness\/\" title=\"Most Cities\u2019 Responses To Homelessness Actually Enable Even More Homelessness\">bad problem worse<\/a>,” Banks said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Former Navy SEAL Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas)<\/h3>\n<p>In a tweet, sarcastically insinuated that the military branch should collaborate with Anheuser-Busch who had recently came under fire for using transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maybe the Navy should talk to Bud Light marketing and exchange notes about what NOT to do. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gk1xwLITjG\">https:\/\/t.co\/Gk1xwLITjG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\u2014 Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCrenshawTX\/status\/1653775466224836609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Former Republican Senate candidate and combat veteran Sean Parnell<\/h3>\n<p>Claimed that “woke BS is destroying [the] military.”<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Navy is using a drag queen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navys-use-of-drag-queen-to-recruit-gets-slammed\/\" title=\"Navy criticized for using drag queen in recruitment efforts.\">boost sinking recruitment numbers\u2026& wondering<\/a> why numbers are in the tank. This woke BS is destroying our military. <\/p>\n<p>I’ve got <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtSchlichter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KurtSchlichter<\/a> on the podcast this week to discuss. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y0vWK5gKZl\">pic.twitter.com\/y0vWK5gKZl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\u2014 Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanParnellUSA\/status\/1653823997698514957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2023<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kelley’s Instagram bio displayed that the Navy sailor’s views “are not endorsed by DoD or DoN.” In sharing one video from 2018, the drag performer has claimed to have danced in drag for service officers on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>“From joining to 2016 and being able to share my drag experience on my off time with my fellow sailors has been a blessing,” Kelley wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From October 2022 through March 2023, Kelley took part in the Navy’s Digital Ambassador program, which was “designed to explore the digital environment to reach a wide range of potential candidates,” a Navy spokesperson said. The official added that this was due to the Navy currently dealing with “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Woohae Cho\/Getty Images) OAN Geraldyn BerryUPDATED 4:50 PM \u2013 Wednesday, May 3, 2023 The United States Navy came under fire on Wednesday for using a \u201cdrag queen influencer\u201d to help assist attracting new members of the armed forces in the midst of a severe recruiting crisis. 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