{"id":2603663,"date":"2026-05-17T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-joke-bidens-woke-state-dept-trained-officers-by-having-them-toss-random-items-into-5-gallon-buckets-while-blindfolded\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:38:41","slug":"not-a-joke-bidens-woke-state-dept-trained-officers-by-having-them-toss-random-items-into-5-gallon-buckets-while-blindfolded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-joke-bidens-woke-state-dept-trained-officers-by-having-them-toss-random-items-into-5-gallon-buckets-while-blindfolded\/","title":{"rendered":"Not a Joke: Biden&#8217;s Woke State Dept. Trained Officers by Having Them Toss Random Items Into 5 Gallon Buckets While Blindfolded"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fnot-a-joke-bidens-woke-state-dept-trained-officers-by-having-them-toss-random-items-into-5-gallon-buckets-while-blindfolded%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=2603663&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>The article says the Trump governance has overhauled U.S. State Department Foreign Service recruiting and training. It claims the Department cut parts of the A-100 orientation that included LGBT-related seminars, exercises for pet owners, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >othre team-building activities<\/a>, and replaced them with a curriculum focused more heavily on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pompeos-next-move\/\" title=\"Mike Pompeo&#039;s next move\">foreign policy theory<\/a> and strategy.<\/p>\n<p>It reports that the revamped A-100 now requires more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/purdue-backs-down-on-mandatory-antiracist-training-for-music-students\/\" title=\"Purdue Backs Down on Mandatory Antiracist ... for Music Students\">training sessions<\/a> (111, up from 81 for the January 2025 cohort) and introduces or emphasizes topics such as strategic competition, economic statecraft, American history, and a written examination test.A State Department spokesman frames these changes as reducing what they call ideological or unproductive content while increasing instruction on \u201cgrand strategy\u201d and foundational diplomatic skills.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The State Department cut LGBT seminars, blindfolded team-building exercises, and career events for pet owners from agency onboarding as part of its new Foreign Service recruiting push.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Service orientation or \u201cA-100\u201d is a six-week orientation for new officers and specialists. The revised curriculum aims to remove undue ideological influence and what some State Department officials saw as \u201cjuvenile\u201d exercises.<\/p>\n<p>One axed activity aimed to foster \u201cleadership and followership,\u201d and \u201cperspective-taking,\u201d by throwing things into buckets blindfolded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Trump administration knows that an elite diplomatic service is key to effectively pursuing America\u2019s national interests,\u201d State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cThat\u2019s why the State Department has undertaken broad reforms to Foreign Service recruitment and training programs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Numerous A-100 programs instituted under previous administrations have been eliminated by the Trump State Department, including seminars such as \u201cLGBTQIA+ in the Foreign Service Community,\u201d \u201cConsiderations for FS Singles,\u201d and \u201cBidding with Pets in Mind.\u201d Bidding is the internal process whereby Foreign Service officers apply for their next international or domestic posting.<\/p>\n<p>The new A-100 orientation requires 111 training sessions for prospective officers, a 37 percent increase from the 81 mandated for January 2025 trainees, State Department officials told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>Revamped A-100 sessions include \u201cThe Need for Grand Strategy,\u201d \u201cTheories of Foreign Policy,\u201d and \u201cAmerica Founding Principles: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Federalist Papers,\u201d among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of being forced to endure bureaucratic tedium and ideological content, America\u2019s diplomats will spend more time learning the foundations of foreign policy and developing the critical skills that are required to deliver results for the American people,\u201d Pigott added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Be the face of America, wherever America needs you.<\/p>\n<p>Join the United States Foreign Service.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFGsjbqzof\">https:\/\/t.co\/kFGsjbqzof<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OGdPJ0AuO0\">pic.twitter.com\/OGdPJ0AuO0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept\/status\/2039340875596107806?\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThese modernization efforts include reinstituting a written examination test, testing applicants on American history, and reforming the Foreign Service orientation to include content on diplomatic theory, economic statecraft, and strategic competition,\u201d an April State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/04\/u-s-department-of-state-announces-reforms-to-the-u-s-foreign-service-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">memo<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Service orientation changes come as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cuts-to-woke-programs-fact-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broader<\/a> Trump administration \u201ccommitment to eliminating radical gender and racial ideologies that poison the minds of Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"Trump Weighs In on Deadly Subway Clash After DeSantis Calls Marine a &#039;Good Samaritan&#039;\">nonpartisan newswire service<\/a>, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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