Army Gen. Mark Milley pushed back on claims from Republicans that the military is “woke” and as a result not prepared to take on modern threats, saying he’s “not even sure what that word truly mean…

Army Gen. Mark Milley pushed back on claims from Republicans that the military is “woke” and as a result not prepared to take on modern threats, saying he’s “not even sure what that word truly means.”

“What I see is a military that’s exceptionally strong. It’s powerful; it’s ready. In fact, our readiness rates, the way we measure readiness, is better now than they’ve been in years,” Milley said in a CNN interview Sunday.

Republican politicians and candidates have blasted the Pentagon for so-called woke policies, pointing to efforts to recruit a diverse group of military service members and be inclusive to transgender soldiers.

Those claims have also headlined efforts to reduce military spending.

  • @neanderthal
    12•1 year ago

    To get the hell outta dodge. It is the best way for a young American with few ties to get a fresh start in life.

    You start getting paid the second you leave, you get health, dental, housing, food, gym membership, discounts, job training, and education paid for. If you lock into your contract a specific job, it takes longer to ship out, but you won’t get stuck doing IT if you want to work on tanks or planes or whatever.

    I’m not delusional, there is a very real chance you will see combat of some sort. Even POGs (basically non combat jobs) that are deployed to bases in active conflicts will get the joy of being on the bad end IDFs (indirect fire attack, basically mortars, rockets, artillery, etc).

    Source: Been there down that.

    • @Weirdfish
      8•1 year ago

      One day I realised I was out of options. The military had always been a theoretical get out of Dodge card for me, and since I was out of ideas, no place to live, and it was the middle of winter, I signed up.

      My MOS placement was possibly the single best luck of the draw I’ve ever had in my life, and having a guaranteed contract saved my ass a few times in tech school.

      Even though my military career wasn’t the best, and ended early, the training both personal and technical still serves me well to this day.

      I literally can not imagine what my life would be like if I hadn’t joined.