Like most other areas of society, transgenderism has affected America’s armed forces, and critics say military preparedness has suffered as a result. Transgender individuals were banned from serving in the U.S. military for decades until officials lifted the ban in June 2016. Then-President Donald Trump implemented a new ban in July 2017. Shortly after President…
Transgender Policy Hurts Military Preparedness: Retired US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel
Countering Progressivism in the US Military
Commentary The rise of communist China requires the United States to employ the entirety of its capabilities, including a professional military. If the U.S. military loses its professionalism, it will eliminate its combat effectiveness and ability to innovate. In turn, this will weaken U.S. military power and ability to sustain alliance commitments in the competition…
Military Health Data Changes Mask Trends During COVID-19
Health statistics of the U.S. military have been repeatedly changed over the past 15 months in a way that makes it difficult to gauge the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the health of military service members. In order to measure the impact, data from during the pandemic would be compared with data from before the pandemic….
[Premiering 10:30 AM ET] Vaccines Are Harming the US Military: COVID Task Force Doctor
The U.S. military is allegedly restricting known treatments for COVID-19, while also ignoring laws and data on vaccine injuries, according to a whistleblower. Dr. Peter Chambers, a Green Beret flight surgeon who worked on the COVID task force in Texas, has stepped forward to reveal how the vaccine policies are placing U.S. troops in harm’s…
[Premiering 08/19, 10:30 AM ET] Vaccines Are Harming the US Military: COVID Task Force Doctor
The U.S. military is allegedly restricting known treatments for COVID-19, while also ignoring laws and data on vaccine injuries, according to a whistleblower. Dr. Peter Chambers, a Green Beret flight surgeon who worked on the COVID task force in Texas, has stepped forward to reveal how the vaccine policies are placing U.S. troops in harm’s…
Biden Puts IRS Funding Ahead of Military and Border Security
Commentary Everyone should be deeply troubled by the recent report that the Army is on pace to miss its recruiting goal by dozens of thousands of troops and by the report that followed a few days later, alleging that the Border Patrol is running short of agents in Arizona and Texas. The border is so…
The Rise of Wokeness in the Military
The following is adapted from a talk delivered on July 20, 2022, at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship on Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus, as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series. Complaints by veteran soldiers about younger generations who lack discipline and traditional values are as old as…
Suicide Rates Among US Army Soldiers Highest in More Than 80 Years
The U.S. Army lost 176 active duty soldiers to suicide in 2021, figures show. According to combined data from the Defense Suicide Prevention Office and a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, that’s the highest number of active duty Army member suicides on record since 1938. Suicide rates within all military…
The Pentagon Owns Its Recruiting Crisis
Commentary Replenishing the military ranks with qualified personnel is a perennial challenge. It’s no secret, though, that this year our armed forces are fighting uphill to recruit and retain talent. Most of the services are well behind their quotas. But the Army, our largest service, is having the hardest time enticing young Americans. That service…
As Military Ranks Are Purged, US Is Unprepared for War
Commentary The U.S. proxy war with Russia over Ukraine is on the verge of getting costlier, maybe in more ways than one. Since the start of Russia’s invasion this past February, Washington has appropriated tens of billions of dollars to aid Kyiv, mostly for military training, advanced ordnance, and intelligence assets supporting Ukrainian operations. The spigots are…
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