The Trials of PVT Maranon: DEI is a Prescription for Failure in the Military
“There should be only one purpose for an armed force. That is killing people and breaking things. Everything else is noise, or it should be. There should be no discussion about diversity, no discussion about any of this DEI stuff. Let’s train our forces. Let’s zero your weapon. Let’s throw a hand grenade. There should be no discussion about genders or multiple genders. That is what Americans pay all these big bills for. It is for a group of people to be always ready and as lethal as possible. It is used for a short period of time and then nobody bothers us. If you’re not doing that, you’re wrong.” ~Col. (Ret) Don Jenkins
As Col. (Ret) Don Jenkins stated with great clarity above, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) should be the very last thing with which our military should concern itself. Moreover, such concerns should certainly not interfere with how behavior on a base is managed organizationally. In the old days, rules and regulations mattered. And the military has its own set of standards and rules that follow our Constitution. The regulations and rules have worked well for decades to condition our young soldiers with discipline and grit, qualities they will rely upon to handle the horrors they encounter on the battlefield. The mission should be focused on protecting the nation and our soldiers.
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