The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is demanding that the Department of Defense (DOD) “immediately” halt its initiative to purge “extremists” from the military.
The recently-published Senate report, which accompanies the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), takes aim at the bill’s proposed initiative to combat “extremism” in the military. At least half a million dollars have been set aside for anti-extremism training and analysis.
The recent Senate report blasted the military’s “anti-extremism” effort as unwarranted, declaring, according to Roll Call, “[t]he committee believes that the vast majority of service members serve with honor and distinction, and that the narrative surrounding systemic extremism in the military besmirches the men and women in uniform.”
“The committee believes that when extremist activity does in fact occur that it must be dealt with swiftly and appropriately; however, the case incident rate does not warrant a Department-wide effort on the issue,” the report continued.