Posted on 02/03/2021 4:30:45 PM PST by RoosterRedux
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered a DOD-wide stand down to discuss the problem of extremism in the ranks, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today. Austin and Army Gen. Mark A, Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with service civilian leaders and service chiefs to discuss the problem of extremism. Kirby noted that some of the extremists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 were active duty service members and others were military veterans.
Kirby was quick to say that "the vast majority of men and women who serve in uniform and the military are doing so with honor, integrity and character, and do not espouse the sorts of beliefs that lead to the kind of conduct that can be so detrimental to good order and discipline and in fact is criminal."
Still, Austin said in the meeting with military leaders that while the numbers may be small, they are not as small as anyone would like. "No matter what it is, it is … not an insignificant problem and has to be addressed," Kirby said during a press gaggle in the Pentagon.
The stand down will occur over the next 60 days, Kirby said. This is so "each service, each command and each unit can take the time out to have these needed discussions with the men and women of the force," he said.
There is much that needs to be hammered out including the details of the training that will go along with the stand down and what the secretary and all in the military want to accomplish. The stand down is similar to safety stand downs that units may have, Kirby said.
Austin called extremism in the ranks a leadership issue, and "it's got to be a leadership issue down to the lowest levels, small unit leadership all the way up to him," Kirby said. "So if you consider it a leadership issue, then maybe there will be some potential solutions there to allow us greater visibility."
This is a thorny problem, one that has raised its head in the past. There is a DOD Instruction aimed at this very problem — DODI 1325.06 "Handling Dissident and Protest Activities Among Members of the Armed Forces."
The DOD Instruction expressly prohibits military personnel from actively advocating for and participating in supremacist, extremist or criminal gang doctrine, ideology or causes, Kirby said.
There are questions that need to be answered, like what constitutes extremist activity? What is permissible in looking for extremists in the ranks?
In the meeting today, Austin made it clear that he is still mulling over how he wants to organize the effort to attack the problem from an institutional perspective, the press secretary said.
The secretary may establish a task force to get after the problem or perhaps another way. "He hasn't ruled anything in or out," Kirby said.
Sounds like incitement of insurrection by the SecDef against The Constitution..
Joseph Stolen plans to cull the ranks of its Patriots.
The Left is moving hard and fast.
Hear that? The sound of hundreds of thousands of soldiers erasing their facebook and twitter accounts...
Purging of patriots.
It will just anger them further.
This is pure theater. We have over a million people in the US military. And they point to, what, a handful that may have been arrested for the Capital demonstrations? And you are going to stand down the army for that. I bet the Chinese generals are making a lot of calculations right now.
Are they going to define the Republican party as a supremacist organization..or an extremist one?
One more. Ping.
Looks like they want to purge any Trump supporters.
I get the feel that the Deep State is worried, that something is about to happen, and they are freaked that there may be opposition from the military.
So we patriots really have no one in the government to defend our rights. Not even the military.
The “fundamental transformation” is breathtaking in it’s speed and ease.
Thx for that link. I have been following that thread but thought we might want the DOD release posted also.
Is this moron aware it’s an all volunteer military? You insult their integrity and actually expect they will re-up?
The destruction of the military continues at full speed ahead. The rot and moral failures were not addressed by Trump who thought money was the answer and now with the Woke crowd in charge, China is on the move. The Chinese are not stupid and know an opportunity when they see it. (Retired Army Officer)
“The Left is moving hard and fast.”
They have to, it’s all falling apart on them.
Nancy is worried they’ll step in and have her shot for Insurrection
Joseph Stolen plans to cull the ranks of its Patriots.
The Left is moving hard and fast.
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Does this mean anyone who took the oath at enlistment or commissioning, that actually meant it?
It’s a strange world, when the rulers fear the patriots.
Sounds like they’re guilty of something.
The left is painting itself into ideological corners with no end game as to specific definitions of extremism. Kinda like the pornography issue...I can’t define it but I know it when I see it! Translation...I decide on the spot, not you.
Liberals and LGBTQI can now fight our wars. I wonder how this will end?
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