Army standards are \u201cuniform and sex neutral,\u201d a spokeswoman for the Department of War has said<\/p>\n
The Pentagon has accused Netflix of producing \u201cwoke garbage,\u201d over the streaming service\u2019s latest show centered around a gay man joining the US Marines. The series premiered amid a campaign by President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to end \u201cwoke culture\u201d in the military.
\nUS Department of War spokeswoman Kingsley Wilson told Entertainment Weekly that the Pentagon does not support Netflix\u2019s \u201cideological agenda.\u201d
\nThe US military \u201cwill not compromise our standards, unlike Netflix whose leadership consistently produces and feeds woke garbage to their audience and children,\u201d Kingsley said, adding that the Pentagon is currently focused on \u201crestoring the warrior ethos.\u201d
\n\u201cOur standards across the board are elite, uniform, and sex neutral because the weight of a rucksack or a human being doesn’t care if you’re a man, a woman, gay, or straight,\u201d the spokeswoman stated.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Diversity is our strength\u2019 is the \u2018dumbest phrase\u2019 in military history \u2013 Pentagon chief<\/p>\n
Last month, Hegseth announced new personnel standards for the military, insisting on \u201cmale-level\u201d fitness requirements to be able to face \u201clife and death\u201d situations on the battlefield. \u201cStandards must be uniform, gender-neutral, and high. If not, they\u2019re not standards,\u201d he said at the time, arguing that any other approach would \u201cget our sons and daughters killed.\u201d
\nIn February, the secretary of war also dismissed the motto \u201cdiversity is our strength\u201d as the \u201cdumbest\u201d in military history. The Pentagon has faced recruitment shortages for years. 2023 marked the military\u2019s deepest recruitment gap \u2013 of 15,000 \u2013\u00a0since the abolishing of the draft in 1973, according to a report in June.
\nRepublican lawmakers previously blamed the problem on the department\u2019s prioritization of diversity over military readiness, which allegedly drove would-be recruits away. A 2021 report commissioned by Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee found that the US Navy was focusing more on \u201cwokeness\u201d and diversity than winning wars.
\nNetflix has not responded to Entertainment Weekly\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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