According to a new nationwide poll from the American Principles Project (APP), nearly three-quarters of veterans think the military has gotten too “woke.”
Seventy-three percent of veterans “believe that the U.S. Military has become too political regarding race, gender, and sexuality,” APP wrote on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday.
Rep Jim Banks, R-IN, sounded the alarm about the numbers during a House Armed Services Committee hearing the same day.
“Even worse, a quarter of the veterans would tell a young person not to enlist,” Banks said. “And when those veterans were asked to explain why, in their own words, the most common reason was politics.” . . .
. . . . “This recent survey says that clearly politics, [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)], ‘wokeness’ is a problem,” Banks pressed. . . . . (read more on Catholic Vote)
73% of veterans believe that the U.S. Military has become too political regarding race, gender, and sexuality. @RepJimBanks cites APP poll showing politics as a recruitment barrier👇 pic.twitter.com/LPsAQD6sLr
— American Principles 🇺🇸 (@approject) December 13, 2023
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