Coming Soon: DoD PC Review

Under the Obama Administration, the Department of Defense (DoD) is swimming in a sea of political correctness (PC) that has determined climate change is America’s greatest national security threat and applauded “green” U.S. Navy ships for operating on beef fat.  There are also Obama-led policies allowing transgenders to serve in uniform and allowing women in front-line combat units, says Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness.

But then Election Day happened; and election results have consequences.

Donnelly says the Republican Platform calls for a thorough review of such policies that damage the readiness of the U.S. armed forces.  If there is a “full and objective review,” Donnelly says, and if new orders are given to drop those policies, she predicts serious changes are coming that improves military readiness.

President-elect Trump vowed (in an October town hall meeting) to fight PC in the Pentagon.  “We have a politically correct military that is getting more and more politically correct every day,” he said.

Within the walls of the Pentagon, says military analyst Bob Maginnis, experienced professionals must be chosen to fill important roles overseeing the armed forces.

I would add: The Trump Administration needs to review the Rules of Engagement (ROE) of the Obama Administration, and modify them to empower those with ‘boots on the ground’ to engage the enemy with ‘just war’ principles … and begin with the immediate release of our military personnel incarcerated for violating the ROE in the endeavor to protect their comrades in arms.

Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.

Chaplain (Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army

Pastor, Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel