{"id":1936901,"date":"2023-05-24T09:59:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/160-plus-retired-military-brass-urge-congress-to-root-out-dods-poisonous-diversity-and-equity-programs\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T10:04:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:04:05","slug":"160-plus-retired-military-brass-urge-congress-to-root-out-dods-poisonous-diversity-and-equity-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/160-plus-retired-military-brass-urge-congress-to-root-out-dods-poisonous-diversity-and-equity-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"160 retired military leaders urge Congress to eliminate harmful &#8220;diversity&#8221; and &#8220;equity&#8221; programs in the DOD."},"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\">32<\/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%2F160-plus-retired-military-brass-urge-congress-to-root-out-dods-poisonous-diversity-and-equity-programs%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=1936901&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--><h2>Retired Generals and Admirals Call for Removal of DEI Programs from Department of Defense<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n      <!-- image goes here --><br \/>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Over 160 retired generals and admirals recently signed a letter urging Congress to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs from the Department of Defense and eliminate funding for such programs from the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The signatories, including former National Security Advisor John Poindexter, Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, and former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense William Gerald Boykin, expressed concern about how divisive and discriminatory DEI policies affect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms \"A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured\" in Germany\">national security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We have fought for our Nation and are sounding the alarm that DEI poses a grave danger to our military warfighting ethos and is degrading warfighting readiness. \u2026 China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are not distracted by DEI programs; no doubt they are watching us. Equal opportunity and merit-based performance have been battle tested for generations and proven essential for success. DEI policies and practices must be eliminated from the DoD to protect our critical warfighting readiness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The officers argued that equal opportunity and meritocracy provide the greatest foundation for both equality and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">national defense<\/a>, while the cultural Marxism promoted by DEI policies is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fbi-is-now-mainly-a-weapon-against-republicans\/\" title=\"The FBI Is Now Mainly A Weapon Against Republicans\">domestic threat<\/a> to our national security. They explained that &#8220;to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-civil-rights-agency-canceled-conservative-speakers-testimony-over-aggressive-tone-against-racial-quotas\/\" title=\"Federal Civil Rights Agency Canceled Conservative Speaker\u2019s Testimony Over \u2018Aggressive Tone\u2019 Against Racial Quotas\">achieve equal outcomes<\/a> using identity group characteristics, standards must be lowered to accommodate the desired equity outcomes. Lower standards reduce performance where even slight differences in capability impact readiness and can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/160-plus-retired-military-brass-urge-congress-to-root-out-dods-poisonous-diversity-and-equity-programs\/\" title=\"160 retired military leaders urge Congress to eliminate harmful \"diversity\" and \"equity\" programs in the DOD.\">determine war fighting mission success<\/a> or failure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instead of DEI, the signatories advocated for a return to longstanding meritocratic military recruitment standards, pointing to a long history of true inclusivity and diversity that accompanied those standards. According to the retired officers, meritocracy is &#8220;essential for winning,&#8221; and at a time when America faces looming foreign threats, the last thing our military needs is to be distracted by domestic social engineering and &#8220;wokeism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Eliminating DEI Programs from the DoD<\/h3>\n<p>The letter comes after the House recently introduced the 2024 NDAA, which as of May 23 does not yet include provisions to remove funding from DEI programs. While the DOD reportedly disbanded its education wing&#8217;s DEI initiative in March, the poisonous agenda has subsequently burrowed deeper into the system.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p>Samuel Boehlke is a rising senior in Mass Communication\/Law and Policy at Concordia University Wisconsin and a current intern at The Federalist. He is Web Editor for CUW\u2019s The Beacon, External Affairs Editor for Quaestus, and Media Operations Manager for @cuwesports. Reach him at sboehlkefdrlst@gmail.com or by DMs @vaguelymayo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>pressure to maintain readiness and combat effectiveness. 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