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Military leaders are rattled by a list of ‘woke’ officers that a group urges Hegseth to fire
Associated Press ^ | December 7, 2024 | Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor

Posted on 12/06/2024 11:40:09 PM PST by Olog-hai

Military leaders are rattled by a list of “woke” senior officers that a conservative group urged Pete Hegseth to dismiss for promoting diversity in the ranks if he is confirmed to lead the Pentagon.

The list compiled by the American Accountability Foundation includes 20 general officers or senior admirals and a disproportionate number of female officers. It has had a chilling effect on the Pentagon’s often frank discussions as leaders try to figure out how to address the potential firings and diversity issues under President-elect Donald Trump.

Those on the list in many cases seem to be targeted for public comments they made either in interviews or at events on diversity, and in some cases for retweeting posts that promote diversity.

Tom Jones, a former aide to Republican senators who leads the foundation, said Friday that those on the list are “pretty egregious” advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, policies, which he called problematic.

“The nominee has been pretty clear that that has no place in the military,” Jones said of Hegseth. […]

The list, which was first reported by The New York Post, includes nine Air Force general officers, seven Navy admirals of different ranks and four Army general officers. Eight of those 20 are women even though only 17% of the military is female. None are Marines. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aaf; benjaminjonsson; coreysimmons; dei; elizabetharledge; hegseth; jeffreyhughes; petehegseth; shoshanachatfield; woke
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1 posted on 12/06/2024 11:40:09 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

“None are Marines.”

Semper Fi.

L


2 posted on 12/06/2024 11:41:39 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Olog-hai

bttt


3 posted on 12/06/2024 11:42:21 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: Olog-hai
"the potential firings"

Something like being "cancelled?"
4 posted on 12/07/2024 12:00:26 AM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: Olog-hai

BTTT


5 posted on 12/07/2024 12:00:36 AM PST by nopardons
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To: Olog-hai

“A female Air Force officer was targeted because of “multiple woke posts” on her X feed, including a tweet about LGBTQ rights, one about “whiteness” and another about honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on a stamp.”

Such a person has no business being top Air Force brass. If this “list” can help Hegseth (or whomever) weed out such toxic characters, then it sounds like a damned good list.


6 posted on 12/07/2024 12:16:25 AM PST by irishjuggler
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To: Olog-hai

Go, Pete, go!

(But keep any list confidential until after you get seated in your new role.)


7 posted on 12/07/2024 12:20:48 AM PST by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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To: Olog-hai
I see photos of these tinny tiny women officers, their uniforms draped with dozens upon dozens of medals. Yet have they ever seen a single day of combat?

Used to be, medals and promotions were given to men who'd proven themselves in combat.

8 posted on 12/07/2024 12:20:51 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: Olog-hai

Every day, we get such wonderful reports revealing that the new Trump administration will exceed our expectations. Now it seems that our military will again focus on winning wars and defeating and deterring our nation’s enemies. The AP is shocked, shocked, at such a possibility.


9 posted on 12/07/2024 12:30:28 AM PST by Rockingham
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To: Olog-hai

Rattled because they know they are shams and useless.


10 posted on 12/07/2024 12:43:51 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Olog-hai

Government employees always say they are worth more outside the government than what they are in the government so let’s test that hypothesis


11 posted on 12/07/2024 1:14:31 AM PST by Herakles (Diversity is applied Marxism )
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To: Olog-hai

I get sick every time I go to the V.A. now. Everywhere are “PRIDE” posters showing members of same sex kissing and cuddling. Rainbows everywhere...


12 posted on 12/07/2024 1:47:53 AM PST by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: Angelino97
Re: medals:


13 posted on 12/07/2024 2:48:49 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

That picture says what words could never say. Thank you for posting the picture.


14 posted on 12/07/2024 2:54:50 AM PST by airdalechief
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To: Olog-hai

“Eight of those 20 are women even though only 17% of the military is female”

Sounds like that percentage needs to start dropping.

Woke “journalist”.


15 posted on 12/07/2024 3:05:41 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Rockingham

killing people and breaking things

what a novel concept


16 posted on 12/07/2024 3:07:54 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Olog-hai

Rattled because the gig is up.


17 posted on 12/07/2024 3:11:00 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: ifinnegan
I hope Pete Hegseth can clean the DEI supporters out of the military. It doesn't matter if they are men or women. They have to go. Maybe our military will start hitting its recruiting goals if it gets back to fighting instead of focusing on who they are screwing. Obama America's first gay president was the one trying to destroy our military. He wanted to remake the military in his image, gay. They started running real men out of the military when the gay Obama started his DEI nonsense.
18 posted on 12/07/2024 3:14:04 AM PST by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: Olog-hai

None of this stuff should be made public this early.

It’s just gonna push Biden to more and more unprecedented pardons.


19 posted on 12/07/2024 3:17:23 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: FreedomPoster
Hey, it could be worse!


20 posted on 12/07/2024 3:20:31 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Cats For Trump 2024!)
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