DOD Professes Necessity for ‘Diversity Equity and Inclusion’

Department of Defense launches campaign for Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the military.

QUICK FACTS:

• A report from the Department of Defense outlines their plan to push ‘Diversity Equity and Inclusion’ (DEI) in their military recruiting.
• According to Bishop Garrison, the senior advisor to the secretary of defense for human capital and diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI is a “necessity” for the United States military.
• Garrison said in a statement to the Center for a New American Security that progress is being made in his department to further diversify the military.
• Currently, 41 percent of the military identify as members of minority groups, Garrison saying he wants to see people use DEI as a tool to solve problems.
• Garrison believes that number will grow as the military attempts to attract minority members to “retain competitive edges.”

Diversity is fine. Obsessing over it to the point where you start losing the plot is not. Many practices the Biden DoD has adopted in the name DEI are the same controversial things that saw parents revolt against school boards. Taxpayers have a right to demand a focused military. https://t.co/QwAU5nHjzK

— John Noonan (@noonanjo) February 9, 2022

WHAT OFFICIALS SAID ABOUT THE DEI PUSH:

• Garrison noted that the percentage of minorities drops further up the ranks, saying “Their numbers tend to begin to decline in terms of service; they tend to get out, and there could be a variety of reasons as to why that actually is.” “We need to take a very data-driven approach to get a better understanding as to what’s actually happening here. What is the problem? And how can we address it?
• “I would hope that as many leaders and members of the total force as possible see [diversity, equity, and inclusion] efforts as a force multiplier,” he said, as he wants them to see the program as a way to make the U.S. military more successful in achieving critical missions and in making forces more lethal.
• “It’s not just something that has to be done because of some type of cultural ideology or culture wars that are going on — that’s not the case at all. It is, again, not diversity for diversity’s sake,” Garrison said.

BACKGROUND:

• The Heritage Foundation released a report in February of last year, showing the damaging effects of DEI in the workforce.
• A second report in January of this year demonstrated how DEI created anti-Israel bias, along with several other devastating consequences.