Pentagon leaders are prepping responses to accusations of 'wokeness' in the military, which they're expecting when they face lawmakers this week to defend their budget proposal
and widening societal divides, and that diversity and extremism training takes up a tiny amount of troops’ time.
“Gen. Milley combines the data in the binders with 43 years of experience in the military and several years in combat to be able to answer lawmakers’ questions,” Butler said. “He takes his responsibility to testify to Congress very seriously. He believes and knows that members of Congress are representatives of the American people.”
Research conducted on behalf of the Army by an unnamed advertising agency found that “wokeness” is not a significant detractor for potential recruits to join the service, according to the talking points. The study found that “wokeness” is cited by only 5 percent of prospective recruits as a reason to not join the military.
Meanwhile, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown said airmen need to feel they are members of a service that cares about them. In addition to the usual budget hearings, a House Armed Services Personnel subcommittee hearing on Thursday is specifically dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion policies and training. During the event, lawmakers will square off with Pentagon personnel chief Gil Cisneros and personnel officials from the services.
Beyond Thursday, conservatives will almost certainly grill Austin and Milley when they appear at the Armed Services Committee in the coming weeks, setting up a repeat of their past confrontations with lawmakers.
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