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Insights from some of the many comments on the "DEI is Crushing Military Recruitment" article:
"Reported to bootcamp as an E-1 in 1983 and retired as an O-6 in 2024 after three command tours. My disillusionment began with the mandatory extremist training in March of 2021 during my second command tour. My Exec and I led the training because that’s what leaders do--lead from the front. My Exec, first generation Puerto Rican grew up in NYC project, a real tough as nails kind of guy. Loved America though for all the opportunities it has afforded his family. After we finished the training, he turned to me and said of the training: “Key take-away, whitey is a bad dude”. I have not recommended military service to a particular demographic since."
“I have plenty of friends who have left the military over the past 3 years because of its politicization.”
“We live in a small Navy town in San Diego. There are 3 bases within our city limits. We have neighbors who have retired because the Navy no longer operates on merit or excellence, but on gender, sexual orientation, and skin color. Our retiring friends are frustrated by their commands who place more value on having a woman and/or a person of color in command rather than the best person for the job.”
“My son just left a unit and ets’d due to this nonsense. I no longer advise young folks to enter, as much as that pains me. They are ruining the military with this nonsense. Perhaps that’s intentional.”
“When I was in the Navy in 2022/2023 during the BLM riots, the DoD made all military personnel recite the oath, as they told us white supremacists were rife in the armed forces and we needed to let them know we were still loyal. Nothing has made me hate the government more than when I had to do that, and the enlisted in charge told me it was the lowest point in their career having to carry out this insane task.”
“Relatives in the Armed Forces right now are counting down the days until they can escape. It is just oppressive.”
"I am a Millennial. Prior enlisted Marine and former Army officer. Iraq vet. I have not recommended the service to anyone since the pathetic and incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan. It’s not just the old guys that have a problem with the DEI initiatives, and it is way bigger than just women and gays.”
"When my son enlisted in the Navy, he envisioned being a “lifer”. But, after 15 years of service, he had enough. Even after taking the Petty Officer First Class exam several times–and getting excellent grades, he was told that there was a long list of people in front of him. Many of those people, it turned out, were DEI enlistees."
“I am a retired Naval Commander, and agree totally with this article, I would never recommend family members to serve. I am active in many military functions and listen to many speeches of leading Admirals and Captains. It takes usually less than a few words before they start expressing their DEI accomplishments. It’s astonishing, how naïve. I can’t say DEI is a Chinese plot to destroy our military, but if it wasn’t their doing, they at least appreciate the culprit.”
FROM: Comments on “DEI is Crushing Military Recruitment”
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