Military issues
Believing that BLM has Marxist objectives “is a sign of extremism”
This is according to a report released by Defense One. This contractor looked at searches conducted, from military bases, to identify extremism “red flags”. This is a part of the Defense Department’s initiative to “remove extremism” from its ranks. This contractor is a British one; its founder is associated with the Obama Foundation. From Fox […]
Bring Back The Draft!
This is almost my favorite subject, although making good gravy sometimes exceeds it. It is about whether or not women should be required to register with Selective Service and put up with being drafted if we need to have warm bodies and walking two-leggers in a wartime setting. https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2021/06/09/changing-military-draft-its-not-really-about-women.html I don’t think it’s necessary that […]
Republicans looking at legislation to push back against woke and cancel culture in the military
Most of those serving in the military lean right. This was more of the case in the 20th Century, and in the beginning of the 21st Century. Though most still lean right today, the percentage of this group has declined. The move to indoctrinate the military with “being woke”, with “cancel culture”, with more political […]
Panel recommends ending commanders’ ability to block sexual assault cases
A Pentagon panel is recommending that the determination to pursue sexual assault cases be given to independent authorities. Complaints, that the chain of command does not always pursue these claims “satisfactorily”, helped motivate this recommendation. If implemented, this recommendation would reverse decades of practice that allowed for commanders to influence how these cases were addressed. […]
Very Pretty, Mr. President. But Can She Lead?
Pinkley Not Impressed Several of our Usual Suspects have sent in articles concerning Joe’s nominee for SecArmy. Christine Wormuth has never served a day in the military, but this is not a prerequisite for the job. According to US Code, “The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be appointed from among persons most highly […]
SOCOM Diversity and Inclusion Chief reassigned, investigation opened
We talked about this guy last week. He’s being investigated now for his past history of clearly biased tweets in the most ironic of ironies for someone who “leads and directs all diversity and inclusion initiatives, policies, and programs at the [Special Operations C]ommand.” The real investigation should be why SOCOM of all military organizations needs […]
Democrats want to remove Biden’s sole authority to launch nuclear weapons
So it’s not just Republicans that question the mental faculties of Ol’ Joe “Hands” Biden. Dozens of House Democrats have signed a letter asking Biden to relinquish sole nuclear authority, which he has as commander-in-chief of the nation’s military. Frankly, I expected this sort of thing in the Trump Era, but it’s a little surprising […]
New SecDef Austin Takes the Helm
The new Secretary of Defense wants to address the issue of extremism in the military. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/defense-secretary-will-order-military-wide-stand-down-to-address-extremism-1.660899 From the article: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told top Pentagon leaders Wednesday that he will direct a military-wide stand down to address extremism within the ranks, according to his top spokesman. Austin wants all military units to take an operational […]
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