Peter Suciu
Since taking his post nearly a year ago, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has waged a war against everything he viewed as “woke” within the Pentagon, most notably its “DEI” programs. The “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” efforts that began under President Joe Biden were intended to make leadership within the United States Armed Forces more closely reflect the changing dynamics of the United States.
However, try as he might, Hegseth cannot reduce the military’s diversity, as it has been on a course towards increasing diversity since it desegregated in the aftermath of World War II. Ironically, as The Wall Street Journal reported this week, DEI initiatives created the recruitment crisis that the military faced in recent years—but in their absence, the historical norm has returned.
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