‘It’s Weakening Our Military’: Marine Vet Defends Hegseth, Says Military’s Push For Diversity Undermines Recruitment
A Marine Corps veteran appeared on Newsmax on Tuesday to defend Pete Hegseth and voice concerns about the impact diversity efforts will have on military recruitment and standards. Jessica Quezada, from her extensive experience overseeing recruitment in Orange County, California, said there is a growing trend to prioritize diversity quotas in military recruitment policy. Monaka […]
Navy contractor ‘Fat Leonard’ Glenn Francis sentenced to prison in one of US military’s largest corruption scandals
The mastermind behind a 10-year bribery scheme that brought down dozens of senior Navy officials, the largest corruption scandal in U.S. military history, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” was also ordered to pay $20 million in restitution to the Navy and fined $150,000 for his […]
Netanyahu criticizes military’s plans for 11-hour daily pauses in fighting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced Sunday by his military for an 11th-hour halt to fighting along a main road into the Gaza Strip to facilitate the delivery of aid to bombarded areas. Reuters reported that the Israeli army announced a daily pause in fighting between the Kerem Shalom checkpoint and Salah al-Din […]
Military’s months of mayhem make a mockery of a mere day of dissent
In the summer of 1999, I spent 14 weeks learning how to shoot people. Now, to stab them with a bayonet. “Blood makes the grass greener.” Please hear about my wartime face. Summers in Georgia are unpleasant and OSUT (Single Station Unit Training, an expanded version of basic training that the Army gives infantrymen as […]
Pentagon Won’t Respond To New Research Casting Doubt On Studies Supporting Military’s DEI Push
The Department of Defense did not respond to questions about peer-reviewed research that appeared to debunk key studies used to underline claims of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts across the military. Ta. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Navy each cite research conducted by global consulting firm McKinsey & Company to justify their […]
Freedom Caucus chair probes military’s effort to ‘rewrite our nation’s history’ with Naming Commission
First appearance on Fox: House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-Va.) says the Pentagon is trying to “rewrite” history by going after the group tasked with removing references to the Confederacy from the U.S. military. I’m blaming. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on […]