By Elaine Donnelly
President, Center for Military Readiness (CMR)
STARRS Board of Advisors
Several measures passed in both the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2024, if enacted in law, would begin the process of restoring common sense policies in our military.
Congressional oversight and action should assign higher priority to military meritocracy, readiness and morale, not woke policies that take progressivism to extremes and impose them with coercion, even if it hurts the institution.
CMR appreciates the lawmakers who are engaging in this important debate.
Read the CMR Policy Analysis for Congress re the NDAA (PDF)
Additional resources for the NDAA fight:
Read the STARRS Facts-Points About DEI in Military (1-page)
Read the STARRS Facts-Points About DEI in Military (2-page)
Also a new article by Elaine:
Is Something Beyond Abortion Fueling Rage Against Sen. Tommy Tuberville?
Sen. Tommy Tuberville is standing firm in his determination to stop Defense Department travel subsidies for abortions.
Pushback is not surprising, but the vitriol being aimed at the Alabama Republican suggests that the controversy involves more than abortion…….
. . . America’s military strength does not depend on military women aborting their babies. And the Senate can confirm deserving nominees later if not sooner. So, what explains the relentless personal attacks on Sen. Tuberville?
Consider this. If Secretary Austin can get away with subsidizing abortion travel without a vote of Congress, Pentagon ideologues and outside activists will not stop there.
The same officials who have willingly enlisted in the administration’s campaign for abortion on demand until birth are sure to expand “access” to other controversial medical services, without a vote of Congress. . . . (read article on CMR)
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