By Lt. Col. Matt Crouch, USMC ret The criticisms of Senator Tommy Tuberville’s holds on Department of Defense promotions are...
Category - Woke Agenda
Gen. Dunford doesn’t get it
Retired Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Obama, recently wrote an op...
Mark Milley: A ‘Handful of Drag Queen Shows’ on Military Bases Doesn’t Mean Military ‘Went Woke’
Rather clueless “A handful of drag queen shows” on military bases doesn’t mean that the military...
Air Force Colonel in Line for Promotion Preaches DEI Agenda, Endorses CRT Book
In the weeks following George Floyd’s death in 2020, a U.S. Air Force officer—currently awaiting promotion to brigadier...
The Military Recruiting Crisis and Gen Z
Four college students wrote short essays about what would help military recruitment in The Wall Street Journal’s...
STARRS Col. Tracey Meck interview on Frontlines of Freedom
STARRS member of the Chairman’s Group, Colonel Tracey Meck, USAF ret, and 1987 graduate of the US Air Force Academy...
A tale of two VMIs
By Carmen Villani, Jr. Virginia Military Institute 1976 Letter to the Editor of Cardinal News: Ms. Rowan’s coverage of the...
Holding the Pentagon to Account: Interview with Sen. Tuberville
By Dave Patterson Retired U.S. Air Force Pilot with over 180 combat missions in Vietnam Former Principal Deputy Under...
Eight Questions for USAA Board of Directors Concerning the DEI Agenda
STARRS Letter to the Board of Directors of USAA: Vice Admiral James M. Zortman, USN, Retired Chairman of the Board, USAA c/o...
Arlington National Cemetery Wants to Know What You Think About Removing Its Confederate Memorial
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson unveiled the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. Created by Confederate...
Biden wants a climate-fighting military, not war fighting
By Senator Joni Ernst Retired Lt. Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard Last year, on Earth Day, President Biden proudly...
USAFA Graduate Michael Rose Letter to CEO of Association of Graduates
By Michael Rose, USAFA ’69 STARRS General Counsel Read the letter below or in PDF format: Letter to Mike Gould from...
The DEI threat to our military academies
Editorial by the Washington Examiner The U.S. military’s failure to prepare adequately to protect the nation’s security is...
Does LTG Gilland (West Point Supe) Hate WW2 Veterans?
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 Veteran of Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan President of MacArthur Society of West Point...
Pentagon Doubles Down Stance On Abortion Travel Policy As Major Vacancies Mount
Abortion as “health care” — DOD using the Leftist narrative. The above pin from Planned Parenthood was worn by...
After Supreme Court victory, anti-affirmative action group turns to military academy exemption
The group that took its case against affirmative action in college admissions to the U.S. Supreme Court and won is seeking...
Defunding Division
By CDR Salamander For decades, and for the best of reasons at least in the beginning, the US military and its educational...
STARRS Reacts to USAA‘s Expanding DEI Role
On August 25, 2023, the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) will hold its annual meeting. While the current agenda...
10 Shocking Examples Of Wokeism In The U.S. Military
By Aaron Flanigan, AMAC Earlier this year, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley—previously branded by...
American public waking up to bitter divorce over ‘woke’ armed forces
By J. M. Phelps, American Family News According to a recent Gallup poll, the public is paying attention to those failures:...
Save America’s Military from Radical Transformation
The U.S. military, traditionally a symbol of strength, unity, and commitment to national security, has been facing a...
General, West Point Professor Ran Shadow Investigation to Hunt Down and Silence Military Whistleblower for Mean Tweets
By Kristina Wong, Breitbart News An Army three-star general and a West Point associate professor used government resources...
Editorial Board got it wrong: McCarthy is not extremist on military bill
Good example of writing a letter to the Editor or an op-ed to your local news media: By John Gerardi The defense bill that...
Propaganda, Politicization Making Military Service Less Popular
Matthew Lohmeier, a former military commander, told NTD that a big reason why the U.S. military is not able to meet its...
Diversity Efforts in Military Academies Dividing the Military, Expert Says
Efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion—or DEI—in military academies have met with opposing views. Some are...
Pentagon chief of personnel, diversity and inclusion to depart
The Defense Department’s head of personnel and readiness announced his upcoming departure from the Pentagon on Monday...
Comparison of an Email Written by Gen Clark in June 2023 vs Congressional Testimony In July 2023
June 2023 Gen Clark Email a Day After UNC/Harvard Supreme Court Decision Lt. Gen. Clark’s 6/30/23 email...
Diversity Isn’t ‘America’s Greatest Strength’
By Douglas Andrew, Patriot Post Last week, Joe Biden commemorated an important American anniversary. And then he defiled it...
Few Provisions Blocking Left-Wing Social Policies Squeak Through Senate’s Defense Bill
By Micaela Burrow, The Daily Caller News Foundation A completed Senate draft of the defense policy bill for 2024 scored a...
Rebirth of military draft inevitable under Biden’s command, says vet
American Family News spoke to Air Force Col. (Ret.) Rob Maness, a former bomber squadron commander who served the U.S...
The Left fired the first shot in the military’s culture war
By Hudson Crozier In a speech on Thursday, President Joe Biden echoed the narrative that Republicans are bringing culture...
“To Win Our Nation’s Wars”? Lions Led by Donkeys
By John Lucas, USMA ’69 Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret Served with the 1st Calvary Division in Vietnam The...
Sen. Eric Schmitt: Military Diversity Initiatives ‘Drives a Wedge’ Between Servicemembers
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) cheered the passage of the NDAA, which has his anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...
The Death of Affirmative Action
By Dave Kerber, USAFA ’72 In case you were preparing for the July 4th holiday weekend, were stuck in an airport and...
‘We Didn’t Choose This Fight’: House and Senate GOP Claw Back Military from Woke Biden Forces
“I can’t even believe we’re having to discuss this in polite company.” That was Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) response to the...
STARRS Open Letter to USAA CEO
STARRS sent a letter to the President and CEO of USAA because of concerns surrounding USAA’s position regarding DEI: June...
Defense Department Is Boxing Parents Out Of Their Children’s Medical Care And Records
It’s more important than ever for parents to push back on DOD policies, check in with their kids, and resolve to stay in the...
VA funding plan passes House with more anti-woke provisions
On Thursday, the chamber advanced a $320 billion funding measure for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 2024...
Republicans Must Stand Strong on the NDAA Amid Biden’s Woke War on the Military
By Elaine Donnelly President, Center for Military Readiness The ongoing debate over the National Defense Authorization Act...
What is wrong with the new USAF
By John Hughes, MD, USMA ’96 Most who have served in the military have done police call at some point in their time in...
WOKE GAO Says DOD is not woke enough
The Government Accountability Office that “provides Congress, the heads of executive agencies, and the public with...
Biden’s Woke Crusade Undermines Military Readiness
By Marty Dannenfelser Joe Biden has been on an all-of-government cultural crusade since his first day as president. He has...
Biden’s Space Force Nominee Previously Fired Service Member For Speaking Out Against Marxism In The Military
Biden’s newest pick to lead U.S. Space Force Command previously removed a service member from duty for speaking out against...
There’s No Denying Our Military-Recruiting Crisis
By Kyle Schulz, Army veteran . . . . . As a former Army noncommissioned officer (NCO), I made the decision not to re-up my...
With Affirmative Action Gone, Is DEI Next?
“There is no non-racist, non-demeaning way to be DEI-compliant.” “If we can’t get rid of this DEI BS, none...
6 woke policies at Veterans Affairs that Congress is moving to dismantle
House Republicans on Tuesday will advance a spending bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs and related agencies that...
DEI Policies at Air Force Academy Harming Cadets’ Development: Retired Lieutenant General
By J.M. Phelps, Epoch Times Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training and policies are harming the development of...
Open Letter to the USAFA Superintendent about DEI
By Kit Bobko USAFA ’91 USAF veteran You must put an end to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the United States...
It’s Time for an Anti-Woke NDAA
By Congressman Jim Banks, US Navy veteran When Republicans took back the House last November, we pledged to end the Biden...
The Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer
This article is making waves on social media: Two years ago chief diversity officers were some of the hottest hires into...