{"id":595339,"date":"2021-07-17T18:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T22:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=595339"},"modified":"2021-07-17T18:36:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T22:36:28","slug":"gop-lawmakers-move-to-block-crt-training-in-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-move-to-block-crt-training-in-military\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers move to block CRT training in military"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgop-lawmakers-move-to-block-crt-training-in-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=595339&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=\"attachment_2459564\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2459564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Tom Cotton on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:30 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 17, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Republican Sen. Tom Cotton (Ark.) announced legislation to stop military officers from teaching critical race theory. At a Republican dinner on Friday, Cotton said CRT was an anti-American idea that only focused on skin color and opposed the foundations of the democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton has recently worked with other Republicans such as Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) to create the \u201ccombating racist training in the military act\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur service members don\u2019t need to be reading arguments that America and our institutions, including the military, are inherently racist and irredeemable,\u201d Crenshaw asserted. \u201cIt\u2019s detrimental to the moral of the very men and women who put on the uniform to defend America with their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Traditional Americanism promotes unity, cohesion and equality among service members. Indoctrinating troops against those values runs directly counter to the mission of the force.<\/p>\n<p>TODAY at 11am ET, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTomCotton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenTomCotton<\/a> joins us to discuss: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUTH14a9aQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/wUTH14a9aQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heritage\/status\/1410599578588512271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cotton and Crenshaw launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/crenshaw.house.gov\/whistleblower\">whistleblower tip line<\/a> for military members to report evidence of CRT training and have received hundreds of tips just since its inception in May. According to the senator, numerous sailors interviewed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotton.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/navy_report.pdf\">the repor<\/a>t have contended the Navy seemed to be prioritizing diversity issues over actual combat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026The fact that 94% of all the sailors interviewed thought that the Navy has a crisis of leadership and culture on the surface,\u201d he explained. \u201cThey say they have seen little institutional focus in their training over the years in war fighting and legality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Navy lieutenant went on to say, \u201csometimes I think we care more about whether we have enough diversity officers than if we\u2019ll survive a fight with the Chinese navy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The findings of this investigation into the Navy\u2019s culture are concerning. I intend to work with veterans, Navy leaders, and my colleagues to implement the report\u2019s recommendations.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9U0pVSZd6z\">https:\/\/t.co\/9U0pVSZd6z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTomCotton\/status\/1414711431304519682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, a recently retired senior enlisted leader said, \u201cI guarantee you every unit in the Navy is up to speed on their diversity training. I\u2019m sorry that I can\u2019t say the same of their ship handling training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In February, the Chief of Naval Operations released an updated reading list including \u201cHow To Be An Antiracist,\u201d which advocates for supposed \u201cwoke teachings.\u201d According to the Republican leaders and those interviewed, the curriculum is reportedly sending sailors into battle less prepared and less focused than their opponents. Republican lawmakers directed this investigation into the Navy after several high profile losses of sailors and warships occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say not only has the military degraded the effectiveness of it\u2019s troops by teaching CRT,- it stands in opposition to the 1976 Supreme Court decision that the military would be apolitical or politically neutral under civilian control.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/3-texas-democrats-who-fled-state-catch-covid-19\/\">3 Texas Democrats Who Fled State Catch COVID-19<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tom Cotton on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 3:30 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 17, 2021 Republican Sen. 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