{"id":229172,"date":"2021-03-16T11:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=229172"},"modified":"2021-03-16T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:01:41","slug":"4-examples-of-wokeness-infecting-the-united-states-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-examples-of-wokeness-infecting-the-united-states-military\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Examples Of  \u2018Wokeness\u2019 Infecting The United States 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\">20<\/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%2F4-examples-of-wokeness-infecting-the-united-states-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=229172&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1249.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Last week, citing a perceived trend toward wokeness in the military, Fox News host Tucker Carlson criticized Pentagon leadership for designing uniforms fitted to pregnant women.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Carlson went on to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pentagon-furious-with-tucker-carlson-for-mocking-militarys-gender-obsession\"><span>contrast<\/span><\/a> <span>the growing military power of China with the American armed forces\u2019 fascination with \u201cnew hairstyles and maternity flight suits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPregnant women are going to fight our wars,\u201d Carlson said. \u201cIt\u2019s a mockery of the U.S. military. The bottom line is, it\u2019s out of control, and the Pentagon\u2019s going along with this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response, Department of Defense Press Sec. John Kirby \u2014 a Biden appointee \u2014 denounced Carlson for using his show to \u201cdenigrate the contributions of women in the military.\u201d The Department of Defense posted Kirby\u2019s remarks under the title, \u201cPress Secretary Smites Fox Host That Dissed Diversity in U.S. Military.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe are better and more effective, not only when we represent the American people, all the American people, but also when we have the morals to include other perspectives and ideas,\u201d Kirby added. \u201cA major and specific contributor to that advantage are the women who serve, civilian and military alike.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though the Department of Defense recently walked back other snarky<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/marine-corps-backtracks-amid-firestorm-over-tweet-calling-tucker-carlson-a-boomer\"><span>comments<\/span><\/a> <span>toward Carlson on social media, lawmakers<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>are deeply concerned about the military\u2019s reprimand of a civilian expressing a<\/span> <span>political opinion. In a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sen-cruz-demands-meeting-with-marine-corps-leadership-following-partisan-tweets-against-tucker-carlson\"><span>letter<\/span><\/a> <span>to Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin, Sen. Cruz noted that the military\u2019s obligations to \u201cavoid political endorsements and controversy\u201d are being undermined \u201cfor the sake of leftwing ideology and political expediency.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The incident with Tucker Carlson is just the latest in a string of incidents which show their apparent leftward drift toward wokeness.<\/span> <span>Here are four more examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Gender Transition Surgeries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In a Defense Department memo, Sec. Austin appeared to indicate<\/span><span>&nbsp;that the new policy would allow transgender members of the military to receive gender transition services, compliments of U.S. taxpayers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cProspective recruits may serve in their self-identified gender when they have met the appropriate standards for accession into the military services,\u201d<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Newsroom\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/2481568\/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-transgender-service-in\/\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a> <span>Sec. Austin. \u201cThis revised policy will also ensure all medically-necessary transition related care authorized by law is available to all Service members and will re-examine all cases of transgender Service members that may be in some form of adverse administrative proceedings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/transgender-surgery-free-military-biden\"><span>The Blaze<\/span><\/a><span>, military health insurance provider TRICARE includes hormone replacement therapy and psychotherapy for gender dysphoria as \u201ccovered services.\u201d Costs for gender transition surgeries can exceed $100,000 \u2014 a bill that American taxpayers may potentially cover for up to 15,000 service members, amounting to a $1.5 billion expense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transgender Ban Repealed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Within the first week of the Biden administration, Defense Department leadership endorsed the new Commander-in-Chief\u2019s reversal of the ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Biden\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/25\/executive-order-on-enabling-all-qualified-americans-to-serve-their-country-in-uniform\/\"><span>executive order<\/span><\/a> <span>states that the military thrives when it is \u201ccomposed of diverse Americans who can meet the rigorous standards for military service, and an inclusive military strengthens our national security.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The measure cited comments made in 2016 by former Defense Sec. Ash Carter, who affirmed that \u201ctransgender service members who could meet the required standards and procedures should be permitted to serve openly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the signing on January 25, President Biden<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/01\/25\/remarks-by-president-biden-in-signing-of-executive-order-reversing-the-2018-transgender-military-ban\/\"><span>thanked<\/span><\/a> <span>Sec. Austin, as well as Gen. Mark Milley \u2014 chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff \u2014 for being a \u201cgreat, great help\u201d on the order.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2018What I\u2019m doing is enabling all qualified Americans to serve their country in uniform, and essentially restoring the situation as it existed before, with transgender personnel, if qualified in every other way, can serve their government in the United States military,\u201d remarked the President.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Critical Race Theory Book Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The United States Navy\u2019s most recent suggested reading list includes books that explicitly endorse critical race theory and intersectionality. Among these books is How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Chief of Naval Operations Professional Reading Program<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.usna.edu\/Navy_Professional_Reading\"><span>endorses<\/span><\/a> <span>Kendi\u2019s book<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>as well as other books related to gender politics and \u201canti-racism\u201d<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>to sailors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/Press-Releases\/display-pressreleases\/Article\/2512665\/cno-gilday-updates-professional-reading-program\/\"><span>press release<\/span><\/a><span>, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith stated that \u201cthe titles included were methodically chosen in order to provide a specific focus on targeted areas for reinforcement, a focus that will provide enlisted Sailors the greatest benefit given our role in the organization.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Professor Kendi<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>who teaches at Boston University and leads its \u201cCenter for Antiracist Research\u201d<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>rose to prominence following the death of George Floyd, and his book now holds a place among the \u201canti-racist\u201d canon.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kendi\u2019s conclusions about racial equity often raise eyebrows. For instance, he<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=15782\"><span>implied<\/span><\/a> <span>last year that Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is a white colonizer for adopting two black children from Haiti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As with the military\u2019s rebuke of Tucker Carlson, lawmakers were not happy with the Navy\u2019s endorsement of How to Be an Antiracist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) \u2014 a ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel and a Naval Reserve officer since 2012 \u2014<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jim-banks-navy-antiracist-book-letter\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a> <span>to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday that \u201cthe views promoted in \u2018How to Be an Antiracist\u2019 are explicitly anti-American.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Banks Banks asked Gilday to offer a written response explaining how the book \u201ccultivates a culture of warfighting excellence\u201d or \u201cremove How to be an Antiracist from the CNO-PRP Reading List.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pledge About Intersectionality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Task Force One Navy<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>an entity<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2020\/07\/02\/navy-creates-task-force-one-navy-to-address-implicit-bias-systemic-racism-in-the-ranks\"><span>formed<\/span><\/a> <span>in June of 2020 to address \u201cdiscrimination and bias\u201d<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>wrote a pledge for sailors that endorse the<\/span> <span>assumptions of intersectionality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI pledge to advocate for and acknowledge all lived experiences and intersectional identities of every sailor in the Navy,\u201d it reads. \u201cI pledge to engage in ongoing self-reflection, education and knowledge sharing to better myself and my communities. I pledge to be an example in establishing healthy, inclusive and team-oriented environments. I pledge to constructively share all experiences and information gained from activities above to inform the development of Navy-wide reforms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Members of Congress likewise<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/boebert.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-boebert-takes-action-end-woke-navy-pledge\"><span>condemned<\/span><\/a> <span>the Navy\u2019s embrace of left-wing ideology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Navy\u2019s divisive \u2018woke pledge\u2019 to acknowledge intersectional identities threatens the fabric of our military, which has always united our servicemembers through the common theme of service to and love of our country,\u201d said Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) in a statement. \u201cRadical Leftist orthodoxy has no place in the Navy or any other branch of our military.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAll of our men and women in uniform, including our brave sailors in the U.S. Navy, deserve to have the best tools needed to carry out their mission to support and defend the Constitution of the United States,\u201d added Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO). \u201cUnfortunately, liberal intersectional ideology undermines this mission. Our Armed Forces are built upon unity and teamwork, but intersectional philosophy depends on dividing people into warring victim groups.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich wrote in an<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/woke-american-military-danger-us-newt-gingrich\"><span>op-ed<\/span><\/a> <span>that the pledge would lead to a \u201cbrainwashed military spouting largely partisan ideological nonsense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMembers will be told their survival in the military and their chance for promotion is dependent on learning left-wing baloney,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>member<\/em><\/span><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, citing a perceived trend toward wokeness in the military, Fox News host Tucker Carlson criticized Pentagon leadership for designing uniforms fitted to pregnant women.\u00a0 Carlson went on to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310571,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1249.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"4 Examples Of  \u2018Wokeness\u2019 Infecting The United States Military","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1249.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"4 Examples Of  \u2018Wokeness\u2019 Infecting The United States Military","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229172","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}