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-Land of the Free
Flag Officers 4 America write a letter to Congress
2023-05-22
From the website: 160 retired Admirals and Generals wrote a letter urging Congress to defund the military’s insane Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program.
The domestic cultural threat with the innocuous name...

"Diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) divides rather than unites our military and society. DEI’s principles derive from critical race theory, which is rooted in cultural Marxism, where people are grouped into identity classes (typically by race), labeled as “oppressed” or “oppressors,” and pitted against each other.

Join with the other flag officers fighting for America and sign this letter demanding Congress stop this practice infecting the U.S. military.

We respectfully request that Congress, pursuant to its constitutional powers “… to raise and support Armies …” and “… to provide and maintain a Navy …,” take legislative action to remove all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs from the Department of Defense (DoD). Additionally, we ask that you ensure that no DEI related policies, programs, and funding are included in the 2024 NDAA.

As our Nation faces looming threats from “foreign” adversaries/enemies, our military is under assault from a culture war stemming from “domestic” ideologically inspired political policies and practices. If not stopped now, they will forever change the military’s warrior ethos essential to performing the mission of deterring aggression and failing that, to fight and win our Nation’s wars. Our military must be laser focused on one mission–readiness, undiminished by the culture war engulfing our country.

For generations, our military was a meritocracy, which, simply defined, means selection and advancement based solely on merit and ability. Service Members (SMs) were judged not by the color of their skin but by their character, duty performance, and potential. Meritocracy, coupled with equal opportunity, created conditions for all to advance and excel, which stimulates healthy competition, thereby raising standards. Historically, our military has been one of, if not the most, diverse and inclusive institution in America.

The domestic cultural threat has an innocuous name: “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI). But, in reality DEI is dividing, not uniting, our military and society. … Under the guide of DEI, some people are selected for career enhancing opportunities and advancement based on preferences given to identity groups based on race, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, etc.
Posted by:trailing wife

#9  /\ Never is a very long time.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-05-22 19:37  

#8  "Retired" = Can't fuck with my pension
Posted by: Frank G   2023-05-22 19:33  

#7  Funny how talkative these flag officers get once they've "retired".
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-05-22 16:10  

#6  A necessary step. Folks need to know what they are up against. They need to know that they are not alone and that someone has their back. We're being isolated and fixed in place and we all know what that portends. We need to reestablish unified communications while maintaining mobility. Notice both these issues are currently under serious assault by the Junta.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2023-05-22 10:27  

#5  Yes. Only letters from "51 members of the intelligence community" carry any weight.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-05-22 10:08  

#4  #2 most likely. However, you have a long list of appointees to send to the offices to clear the decks of the rot. GOs also can be recalled to active duty.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-05-22 10:02  

#3  Poking around their website, it appears this is not their first letter to Congress on a topical issue.
Posted by: trailing wife   2023-05-22 08:29  

#2  A paper and ink placebo. Sorry, letters hold no impact or significance to those currently in power.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-05-22 07:45  

#1  Who is Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr, likely replacement for Gen. Milley as Joint Chiefs of Staff chair?
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-05-22 05:11  

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