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URGENT: DOD canceled our attendance at their DEI public meeting
Open Letter to General Lyles: Here are Some Facts on the Ground
Webinar: America’s Military Requires Merit-based Readiness, Not Marxist D.E.I.
America’s Department of Defense: We Don’t Like Diversity of Thought, Only Skin Color
LTG Rod Bishop on Fox and Friends: Military DEI Meeting
Fox Host: “Why are we even having a discussion about allowing Marxism in the Military?”
DACODAI May 2024 Public Meeting Sessions
Statement to DACODAI – Elaine Donnelly
Latest News on the CRT/DEI/Woke Agenda in the Military
If the military were to scrap DEI, nobody but activist busybodies would regret it
A DEI Military Cannot Protect or Defend America
By M.B. Mathews | American Thinker DEI has infiltrated our American military like a deadly toxin, making it incapable of...
Typically, that General is Removed
By LTC Stuart Scheller, formerly with USMC Do general officers have an obligation to publicly tell the truth? I have an...
The Coast Guard Academy’s Newest DEI Push
By Michael R. Shevock, USCG ’78 DEI is a bad idea. It is divisive, racist, and anti-meritocratic. Coleman...
Veterans injured by COVID-19 vaccine mandate could be paid under new bill
By Rachel Schilke | Washington Examiner West Point ’95 graduate Congressman Warren Davidson is introducing a bill...
Air Force Colonel: DEI is harmful to those it is trying to help
On the “Securing America” show with Frank Gaffney on Real America’s Voice network, Air Force Reserves...
The DEI Agenda: We’re being deceived as a nation
“Securing America” show with Frank Gaffney on the Real America’s Voice network interviewed STARRS Board of...
DEI ideology creating havoc in universities and the military
We are witnessing the divisive effects of the DEI agenda that is creating havoc at universities and colleges as well as in...
Showing Its True Colors, Diversity of Thought is Clearly Not Included in the DOD’s Inclusivity Agenda
By J.M. Phelps | The Gateway Pundit On May 2-3, the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (DACODAI) hosted...
STARRS Chairman Lt Gen Rod Bishop: DEI in the military; DACODAI
STARRS Chairman Lt Gen Rod Bishop, USAF ret, was interviewed by John Wells on the late-night radio show heard around the...
Testimony by Lt Col Matthew Lohmeier
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Testimony – Kendall Qualls
Testimony from member of the Military Readiness and Merit Coalition, Kendall Qualls, former US Army Captain and President of...
Testimony – Col Brandi King
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Testimony – Brig General Chris “Mookie” Walker
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Testimony – Scott McQuarrie
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Testimony – Lt General Rod Bishop
Testimony from member of the Military Readiness and Merit Coalition, Lt. General Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74. He...
Testimony – Lt Col Tommy Waller
Testimony from member of the Military Readiness and Merit Coalition, Lt Colonel Tommy Waller, USMC ret, the President and...
Statement to DACODAI – STARRS
Statement to DACODAI by leaders of Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS.US) April 22, 2024...
Statement to DACODAI – Rear Admiral William Rodriguez
Statement to DACODAI by Rear Admiral William Rodriguez, US Navy ret Opinion: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Its...
Statement to DACODAI – Lt Col Allen West
Statement to DACODAI by Lt. Colonel Allen West, US Army ret, former Member of Congress Greetings to the members of the...
Statement to DACODAI – Maj General Joe Arbuckle
Statement to DACODAI by Major General Joe Arbuckle, US Army ret April 23, 2024 General Lester L. Lyles (USAF, Ret.) Chairman...
Statement to DACODAI – Col. Brandi King
Statement to DACODAI by Colonel Brandi King, USAFR EXECUTING DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE USAF RATED POPULATION 1...
Statement to DACODAI – Scott McQuarrie
Statement to DACODAI by Scott McQuarrie, USMA ’72, President of Veterans for Fairness & Merit A RECOMMENDATION FOR...
Statement to DACODAI – Larry Purdy
Statement to DACODAI by Larry Purdy, USNA ’68 To: General Lester L. Lyles (USAF, Ret.), Chairman Defense Advisory...
Statement to DACODAI – Lt Col Marc Van Ells
Statement to DACODAI by Lt. Colonel Marc Van Ells, USAF ret, USAFA ’73 Dear Sir/Ma’am, In anticipation of your...
Statement to DACODAI – Col. Daniel Bohlin
Statement to DACODAI by Colonel Daniel J. Bohlin, USAF ret Comment for Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion...
Statement to DACODAI – Capt Tom Burbage/Calvert Task Group
Statement to DACODAI by Captain Tom Burbage, US Navy ret, USNA ’69, President of the Calvert Task Group 15 April 2024...
Statement to DACODAI – Cynthia Kwitchoff
Statement to DACODAI by Cynthia Kwitchoff, former CIA 17 April 2024 FOR: Gen. Lester Lyles and members of the DACODAI...
Statement to DACODAI – Bob Neumann
Statement to DACODAI by By former Navy Lt Commander Bob Neumann, USNA ’69 Equity A record 41,000 recruits short in...
Statement to DACODAI – Lt Col Richard Pendleton
Statement to DACODAI by Lt. Colonel Richard Pendleton, US Army ret VALUES The central issue question of the current period...
Statement to DACODAI – Garry McAvoy
Statement to DACODAI by Garry McAvoy, USMA ’85 Dear Sir/Madam: Thank you for allowing me to have my voice heard on the...
Statement to DACODAI – Colonel Tim Hughes
Statement to DACODAI by Colonel Tim Hughes, US Army ret I am registering to attend the Defense Advisory Committee On...
Statement to DACODAI – CDR James Rampey
Statement to DACODAI by Commander James Rampey, US Navy ret I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the continuing...
Statement to DACODAI – Bruce Byron
Statement to DACODAI by former US Navy Lt. Bruce Byron Subject: DEI in the military After fifty years in public agencies and...
Statement to DACODAI – Col James Kelly
Statement to DACODAI by Colonel James Kelly, USAF ret Sirs, I am concerned with our current and future threats that we are...
Statement to DACODAI – Major Michael Reich
Statement to DACODAI by Major Michael Reich, USAF ret Dear members of the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and...
Statement to DACODAI – Lt Colonel Stephen Krikorian
Statement to DACODAI by Lt Colonel Stephen H. Krikorian, USAF ret, USAFA ’76 Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity...
Statement to DACODAI – John Thomas
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Statement to DACODADI – Carol Greenwald
Statement to DACODAI by Carol Greenwald, PhD To: General Lester L. Lyles (USAF, Ret.), April 21, 2024 Chairman Defense...
Statement to DACODAI – Greg Salsbury
Statement to DACODAI by Greg Salsbury, PhD April 22, 2024 To: General Lester L. Lyles (USAF, Ret.) Chairman Defense Advisory...
Statement to DACODAI – Greg Thompson
Statement to DACODAI by Greg Thompson DEL must DIE I have been taught, and always believed that “THE RIGHT PERSON FOR...
Statements to DACODAI – Additional
Additional shorter statements to DACODAI: I would like to express my objection to CRT/DEI in our U.S. Military. I am a U.S...
Why DEI Rejects Assimilation
By Maj. General Joe Arbuckle, US Army ret STARRS Vice Chairman May 1969, a commercial bus full of sleepy recruits stopped...
Pentagon Says It Can’t Calculate Diversity Training Costs Because Congress Defunded DEI Offices
By Michaela Burrow | The Daily Caller News Foundation The Pentagon told Congress it could not provide a required...
Going Color-Blind Could Help Americans See What Truly Unites Them
Before reading the below commentary about the book, “The Virtue of Color-Blindness” by Andre Archie, take a look...
NEW BOOK: Unfit to Fight: How Woke Policies Are Destroying Our Military
Amber Smith, former Defense Department official and Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter combat veteran, is author of a new...
Marxist CRT at the US Naval Academy
On 18 & 19 April 2024, the U.S. Naval Academy Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership held the 23rd annual McCain...
Congressman Introduces DEI Dead on Arrival Act
(Press Release) As first reported by Fox News, Congressman Alford introduced the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Dead on...
Rescuing Our Military Teams From DEI Destruction
In this episode of “Rob Maness Live,” the discussion centers on critical issues affecting the military, notably...
Another new report says DEI doesn’t improve performance
By Madalaine Elhabbal | CatholicVote A new scientific study demonstrates that despite widespread claims, diversity does not...
“They Don’t Do He/Him” – China, Russia & Iran Mock U.S. Military’s Woke Culture
Patrick Bet-David and Vincent Oshana are joined by former Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf as they discuss how the military’s...
Former SECDEF: DEI Divides Us
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, USMA ’86, was recently asked about the woke military on Bill Maher’s...
Your Local Diversity Bullies/Commissars/Bigots
By Commander Salamander, USN ret | CDR Salamander Substack One of the fun things about our Diversity Thursday visits over...
Disparate Impact Thinking Is Destroying Our Civilization
A recent article, Black junior enlisted likelier to face punishment than white airmen, talked about a new RAND report about...
Open Letters
Air Force / Air Force Academy
Air Force Chief of Staff has no problem with USAFA DEI training not to say Mom or Dad
At a House Armed Service Committee hearing, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown responded to Rep. McClain and Rep...
Waltz Presses U.S. Military Service Academy Superintendents on CRT
(Press Release) On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) questioned Superintendents Lieutenant General Steven W...
Prominent DEI Proponent and Black Scholar Gives Colvin Lecture at USAFA’s 2023 National Character and Leadership Symposium
Military Service Academies Over the Years
Air Force Academy diversity training tells cadets to use words that ‘include all genders’ & drop ‘mom and dad’
Gen. Amrhein Takes Over Air Force Recruiting as Service Scrambles to Add Airmen
Army / West Point
SFFA v. Harvard: Should our nation’s service academies be exempt from this landmark ruling?
By R. Lawrence Purdy, USNA ’68 It is all but impossible to make the case that there are “potentially distinct...
Hours Before Army Dropped COVID-19 Rules, GOP Reps Pressured Top Officials For Answers
Hours before the U.S. Army dropped COVID-19 policies, including the COVID-19 vaccine requirement, two GOP reps called out...
Navy / Naval Academy
Captain Rose versus The System
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Banks Opening Statement at Military Service Academies Hearings
(Press Release) U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the...
CG/Coast Guard Academy
Bill to Protect Air Force Cadets, Midshipmen From Being Punished for Not Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Jettisons Unvaccinated Cadets
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