Wokeness is destroying discipline, cohesion, and war fighting capabilities in the military

These are themes that appear in comments made by service members who spoke about the impact that wokeness is having on the military. Wokeness appears to be a contributing factor to why some minorities fall short of the standards, including body weight standards. Attempts to correct service members, within an “oppressed minority,” have a good chance of resulting in receiving one of the “ist” or “phobe” labels. The incompetency that we are seeing among the Russian soldiers, and Russian military, in Ukraine? That may be the US military’s future if wokeness is not purged.

From Fox News:

“I do perceive the Army leadership as woke, and probably the lower enlisted (they have been indoctrinated in school),” another service member said. “Equity-diversity is another way to divide and control the masses. It does nothing for the warfighter.”

“We get criticized, frankly, sometimes for being ‘woke,'” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said at a Monday discussion with other military leaders on national security and the branch’s modernization efforts. “I’m not sure what ‘woke’ means. I think ‘woke’ means a lot of different things to different people.”

She continued, “But, first of all, if ‘woke’ means we are not focused on warfighting, we are not focused on readiness, that doesn’t reflect what I see at installations all around the country or overseas when I go and visit.”

The service members, who remained anonymous so they could speak freely, almost universally shared a similar sentiment, with many noting that senior members who speak out on the issue risk their careers or retirement pensions.

“Merely questioning the goals or methods used to promote ‘Equity & Diversity’ is punished and that punishment is swift, harsh, and public,” one service member said.

“I 100% believe the military is woke. I see daily minorities, overweight people and women not adhering to military standards,” another said. “Nobody corrects them due to the fear of being fired and labeled a racist or a sexist.”

“I do think we do have a wide range of soldiers in our Army, and we’ve got to make them all feel included,” Wormuth said Monday. “And that’s why a lot of our diversity, equity and inclusion programs are important.”

Another service member pointed to the military’s COVID-19 policies, noting the vaccine mandate has forced many members in good standing into difficult decisions.

“Most of us who serve did so because we came from military families. Patriotism and American values are no longer appreciated or expected,” one service member said. “Troops themselves are largely treated as expendable and they don’t even pretend otherwise. Spending 15+ years in the military during wartime with multiple deployments risking their lives only to be tossed out like garbage. Losing the retirement they have worked years to earn because they didn’t want to take an experimental vaccine for an illness that was mild for fit and healthy people.”

Fox News has the rest of the story here.

Category: Military issues