Military Service Academies Go Woke

freebeacon ^ | April 13, 2021 | Jack Beyrer

[MarvinStinson]

Administrators at West Point are embracing the radical racial politics that have taken hold over many American campuses, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The prestigious military institution will not only adapt critical race theory into its curriculum but will also use such practices in admissions. A West Point diversity and inclusion plan for 2020 to 2025 said that in order for the academy to remain competitive with the civilian sector among potential applicants, the school must appeal to the sensibilities of "America’s younger generation." Inclusivity will matter just as much as marksmanship, according to the documents.

"The Armed Forces represent the nation it defends, including reflecting our nation's diversity," the document reads. "It is imperative that we leverage all aspects of the nation’s diversity … to create and sustain an inclusive organization that attracts the best that the nation has to offer. We must create an environment that appeals to the aspirations of American’s younger generation. Only then will we be successful in competing with the civilian sector for the highest quality recruits."

Radical race-based training for future officers alarmed Iraq war veteran and West Point graduate Rep. Mark Green (R., Tenn.). The officer corps of the United States Army should be focused on maintaining an effective fighting force against growing threats from China and Russia, Green said, rather than sowing domestic discord.

"It’s pretty concerning that our military service academies seem to be more focused on teaching critical race theory than military strategy," Green said. "This ongoing assault on our military by the radical left is damaging to our readiness and our competitive advantage…. When it comes to training our nation’s future combat leaders, we need our service academies to train soldiers—not woke social justice warriors."

The march toward critical race theory within the military's ranks shows no signs of slowing down. Another West Point report from June 2020 suggested all inbound officers and faculty undergo "inclusive training." Along with this training came a reading list offering the foundations of knowledge on "diversity, inclusion, and equity." The list included highly contested works such as Ibram X. Kendi’s 2019 book How to be an Antiracist and a Ta-Nehisi Coates article titled "The Case for Reparations." A critique on racial grounds of the American criminal justice system called The New Jim Crow and Nikole Hannah-Jones's podcast centered on her controversial 1619 Project rounded out the reading list.

An aide to Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) said the consequences of woke ideology at service academies could put American soldiers at risk, no matter the color of their skin.

"Part of the problem with critical race theory is that it’s a solution in search of a problem. Yes, the military has a few bad apples. No, it is not systemic," the aide said. "This is the type of thing where we do not see the full nefarious impact until we get into a shooting war and we bring a lot of Americans home in boxes regardless of their race, sex, creed, origin, or wealth."

The incursion of wokeness onto campus is not unique to West Point. Under pressure from student activists, the United States Naval Academy mandated "diversity, equity, and inclusion" training for students and faculty after complaints of a "toxic" culture. Some of the pressure on the Naval Academy has come from Congress. A bill pushed last year by Rep. Anthony Brown (D., Md.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) called for the collection of demographic data from the Naval Academy’s applicants and ranks, specifically focused on racial data. The bill's provisions passed in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and now requires annual reports on the diversity of academy nominations, applications, acceptances, and appointments.

Brown told the Free Beacon he will continue to "advocate for policies to address the systemic and structural barriers that hold back applicants of color."

[MarvinStinson]

Critics: Military academies' focus on 'inclusivity' distracts from mission of winning wars

[Lurkinanloomin]

Well, there goes the world’s best military...../s

[DIRTYSECRET]

Get rid of the academies by making them one-year programs. Make all applicants major in ROTC for 4 years at universities at their own expense. Either that or force them to go to the military-centric colleges like VMI, A & M, The Citadel. Ethnic Studies majors cannot join as 90 day wonders.

[GreyFriar]

Cementing in the politicization of the military by the Biden administration.

[rktman]

Indoc’d officer corps. Who may not hesitate to tell troops to move against citizens.

[Skywise]

WTF is this garbage?!

It’s spreading like some cult with no rationale behind it and obviously intended to destroy America and impose a NWO.

but this goes far FAR beyond the US and is happening worldwide in all western cultures.

Where is this BS coming from and who’s driving it?

It’s time to start taking them out.

[knarf]

What in thee HELL is wrong with seemingly intelligent, tough men these days ?

The entire planet is in a panic ... ripe for anti-Christ

[lizma2]

We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.

Nikita Khrushchev

[SquarePants]

As a USMA grad this is disheartening

[ImpBill]

True, but stop and think about it. When was the last War we engaged in with “Victory” being the ultimate mission.

So teaching wokeness at the academy’s really isn’t a surprise at all.

[SuperLuminal]

Communists are on a roll...
Ball-less GOP squeaks like a teeny mouse...

Nothing new here... Move on... File & forget...

It’s sort of like the Nazis asking for a do-over in which they don’t invade Russia and take out England instead...

But wait! The war is over... Dang!

[TexasGunLover]

I have a relative at the Naval Academy. They report it is full on “woke” and anti-American.

[dfwgator]

In bourgeois terms, it was a war between the Allies and Germany. In Bolshevik terms, it was a war between the Allied and German upper classes - and which of them won was of total indifference. My task was to organize defeat, so as to hasten the onset of revolution. I enlisted under the name of Petrov. The party looked to the peasant conscript soldiers - many of whom were wearing their first real pair of boots. When the boots had worn out, they'd be ready to listen. When the time came, I was able to take three whole battalions out of the front lines with me - the best day's work I ever did. But for now, there was nothing to be done. There were too many volunteers. Most of it was mere hysteria.



Think there aren't modern day "Bolsheviks" doing this?

[Fred Hayek]

I regret to say that I can no longer support our military. The entire leadership is compromised at best, but more like taken over by those who are either indifferent or hostile to the current oath. Will the oath change to that of total allegiance to the Party?
We are now an occupied nation. FreeRepublic is our samizdat.

[doorgunner69]

I imagine a couple of my DIs from 1965 are spinning in their graves, if they are no longer with us, about this crap.

The homo-quotient of the navy getting booted out monthly was a source of high humor to report to we recruits.

Over 50 years ago, sure, but not every Marine is accepting the homo-engenizing of the Corps, even these days.

[vpintheak]

Pathetic. Our military academies should be to teach military history and tactics and build leadership and camaraderie.

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

Almost time to pull up and get out. A few more years and Central America will be a nice place to live. United Sates will be full speed printing money and giving it to the continuous flood of illegals. Meanwhile, liberal academics will have things so confusing that no one will have any idea how many genders there are. Churches will be told what to preach. Etc. Etc. Etc. Back will be front, black will be white, up will be down. Military will be full of trannys. No more girls sports. Supreme Court will have 15 Justices. Democrats will run the table every election. All DA’s will be corrupt Soros funded and approved stooges. Only conservatives/Republicans will be hunted down and prosecuted. Guns will be made illegal and confiscated. Anyone ever writing conservative/anti liberal internet transported material will be hunted down and fired. Not possible for conservatives to find a job. Police forces disbanded. Prisons torn down.

At what point does it become necessary for survival to leave, move to Central America and start building a solid conservative government there? If enough of us move there we can vote in the kind of laws/government the USA used to have

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I'm an USNA grad and feel the same. My son has expressed an interest in applying, asked me what I thought, and I gave him an honest response. Even my beloved Marine Corps looks to have gone woke.

Not sure there is still honor in following our current government and leadership down this path.

[Dick Bachert]

Hate to tell you, but THIS shit started in 2013.

[kiryandil]

Captain Ronald Speirs would not be amused.