Army Gen. Mark Milley pushed back on claims from Republicans that the military is “woke” and as a result not prepared to take on modern threats, saying he’s “not even sure what that word truly means.”

“What I see is a military that’s exceptionally strong. It’s powerful; it’s ready. In fact, our readiness rates, the way we measure readiness, is better now than they’ve been in years,” Milley said in a CNN interview Sunday.

Republican politicians and candidates have blasted the Pentagon for so-called woke policies, pointing to efforts to recruit a diverse group of military service members and be inclusive to transgender soldiers.

Those claims have also headlined efforts to reduce military spending.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    Absurd on the face of it. But making a cogent point is beside the point here, all they’re really doing is sending the message that as soon as they’re back in power, the military will be politicized.

    Edit: Or possibly given the Russian military treatment; contracts awarded, real units never delivered, and the money all absconded with by craven oligarchs until the only way to prosecute a war is with mercs.

    Edit 2: Merc squads padded out with penal legions. We do have plenty of prisoners, after all.

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      The military would be changed to defend the regime instead of the country.

      Part of it was communicated via Trump’s pardon of the war criminal. In Trump’s mind, he was signaling that he would let the military do whatever they wanted in exchange for loyalty. For most of the military senior brass, it was a symbol of giving up on their ideals.