The report documents specific cases in all the military branches, the Reserves and the National Guard. Author: Laura Geller, Becca Knier (WUSA 9) Published: 9:44 PM EST March 3, 2021 Updated: 11:36 PM EST March 4, 2021
WASHINGTON Lawmakers required the Department of Defense to study how it screens for extremist and gang-related activity in those who are trying to enlist. For the first time, the resulting report details concrete examples of white supremacists serving in our armed forces. It documents specific cases of extremism in all branches of the military, the Reserves and the National Guard.
But, it also makes it clear the screening methods used by the military are not catching everyone.
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Both Brown and Lyons think these efforts need to start early.
“We want to better understand how can we identify these individuals during the recruitment process so that we can screen them and prevent them from joining the military, and we want to better understand what is it about the military environment that is attractive,” Brown said.
Secretary Austin wrote this is just the first initiative. He closed his memo writing: We owe it to the oath we each took and the trust the American people have in our institution.
We asked Lyons what the consequences are if the military doesn’t root out extremism in the ranks.