treated differently based on their skin color or? yes or no will do. no, i do not believe that. that is why we have diversity, equity, and inclusion focus in the military. bill: what else is being said about diversity policies? senator cotton is a former army infantry officer. he says the former navy seal and hand have received hundreds of letters of service members complaining about this woke military. one marine told us that a military history training session was replaced with mandatory training on police brutality, white privilege, and systemic racism. they have been instructed that the u.s. special operations community is racist. a staggering 71% of young people are ineligible to join the military due to obesity, no high school diploma, or having a criminal record. $715 billion defense budget is worthless if you don t have the right people on the team.
secretary of defense lloyd austin that that is changing. one marine told us that a military history training session was changed with police brutally, white privilege and systemic racism. a member of the special operations training said the u.s. special operations community is racist. i want to ask a few simple and vital questions. mr. secretary, do you believe that our military is a fundamentally racist organization? martha: so is the united states military becoming woke too? and what is the impact of that on our national defense? senator cotton joins me in just a moment. first, lucas tomlinson. martha, senator cotton, a former army infantry officers says he s received letters about awoke military.
military history training session was replaced with mandatory training on police road brutality, police brutality and systemic racism. the special operations unit has been instructed that the u.s. especially. we heard from colonel michael walt just a moment ago about the special operator community and that he denied the idea that they re racist, he said obviously there is racism in the military as there is anywhere, but denied there is systemic racism. training like that, what place does that have in the military? look, we are actually out with a piece today in usa today talking about our division right now, being our biggest national security threats come in especially with the g7 we ve got to find ways to come together. i think that the intention of trying to bring make space for all voices is one that was designed to make our military more inclusive, i think we have farther to go to make sure we
one marine told us that a military history training session was replaced with mandatory training on police brutality, white privilege, and systemic racism a midshipman at the naval academy classmates are calling america a fundamentally racist place. an airmen told us their unit was forced into a racist exercise called a privilege walk. there is things like white privilege walks. so take two steps forward if you are white. a step back if you are black. tell me how that s inclusive? tell me how that doesn t create divisions be with our military? austin, who was born in alabama and is the first black defense secretary defended the military s diversity training saying it is needed to instill cohesion and ensure the military is recruiting from a diverse pool of talent that reflects america. do you believe that our military is a fundamentally racist organization? yes or no, please. well, i won t give you a yes or no answer on that, senator. because it deserves more than a yes or no