British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps criticizes the British Army for being influenced by 'woke culture', emphasizing the need to prioritize security and combat readiness over ideology and diversity. Various military figures and politicians, including Tom Tugendhat MP and Nigel Farage, express concerns about the impact of 'woke culture' on armed forces recruitment and operations. Former military leaders, such as Richard Dannatt and Major General Chip Chapman, caution against compromising security standards and core mission objectives in pursuit of diversity and inclusion initiatives.
A @USArmy official responded to the worst recruiting crisis in 50 years: "What we’re seeing is a reflection of society; what we know less of is what is driving all of these things… There is no widely accepted cause." Normal people know the cause though: It’s the woke policies. https://t.co/Hu2DL9UrIz
🔥Tory peer @SayeedaWarsi: “I turn on the tv and hear the Defence Secretary having some weird culture war spat about wokery and I think ‘you don’t have a clue’… We need a Defence Sec who takes matters seriously… I don’t think that’s Grant Shapps.” ~AA https://t.co/vlK0IHeA84
According to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, the military's recruiting crisis is now its worst in 50 years — worse than at the height of the Iraq War — and the decline is almost entirely from a drop in white recruitment. The U.S. military is powerful, but…
'I do worry about the Army in terms of its capability rather than its diversity.' Former Head of Counterterrorism at the MoD, Major General Chip Chapman, reacts to a former SAS officer's comments that a focus on diversity has 'undermined the Great British Armed Forces.' https://t.co/Tv3CPElzaf
UK Announces Review of ‘Extremist’ Diversity and Inclusion Programmes in Military https://t.co/u7gd87UsVa
The intended and unintended consequences of DEI in the US military: The number of the Army's new white recruits is dropping dramatically. https://t.co/un8RxqQBBv https://t.co/9ql5ansNcY
🚨BREAKING🚨: ‘A Huge Blow’: Decline In White Recruits Fueling The Military’s Worst-Ever Recruiting Crisis, Data Shows https://t.co/0O3BfXcHkw
Esther McVey: Tories will RID the army of WOKE 'nonsense' in army unlike 'FLIP FLOP' Starmer https://t.co/ZIBWxE9sqC
✍️ 'Woke ideology has no place in the Forces' | Telegraph View https://t.co/2msefdai1u
🔴 ‘Woke madness’ damaging Armed Forces, warns Farage. Read more here 👇 https://t.co/TzhsKQ0s3u
"They are more interested in diversity and inclusion than they are in developing a strong military." Chairman of Republican Overseas UK Greg Swenson says wokism has been "terribly damaging" to the morale of the servicemen. @iromg | @_GregSwenson https://t.co/MDvv8fgaAa
Being in the army is not about being the best anymore, it’s about meeting diversity targets, says Nigel Farage https://t.co/WeuY54fIXV
WATCH: Ex-Army officer warns against woke recruitment strategy - 'Dangerous road to follow!' https://t.co/ux530y4cGC
'I think there has been some plot losing going on deep in the dungeons of the MoD.' Former head of the British Army, Richard Dannatt, reacts to the British Army's proposal to loosen security checks on applicants in order to boost diversity. https://t.co/ZKPyYPdIMb
'I think there has been some plot losing going on deep in the Dungeons of the MoD.' Former head of the British Army, Richard Dannatt, reacts to the British Army's proposal to loosen security checks on applicants in order to boost diversity. https://t.co/ZBvIQdSmJ8
U.K. defense chief vows to stamp out distracting 'woke culture' in armed forces https://t.co/fxXudbTVPv
Former Defence Minister Sir Gerald Howarth says it's a “complete and utter absurdity” to have diversity targets in the military. “Forget this wokery, let’s just recruit our own people whose loyalty will therefore not be in question!” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/UK24vL3pIj
Former British Army Captain Dr Patrick Bury says the armed forces planning to relax security vetting to encourage foreign recruits is “going too far.” “It’s about officer commissioning and trying to get a more diverse number.” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/YU2ef5BmxD
Thank goodness senior military figures are speaking out. Armed Forces recruitment has been outsourced to @CapitaPlc. Is it any wonder that we have this woke madness going on? Grant Shapps can criticise this culture all he likes, but it's happened under the Conservatives! https://t.co/zFLIQG1V4W
The former Chief of General Staff said the Army had lost sight of its principles and forgetting the importance of Britain's Christian roots in pursuit of a "woke agenda".
'The British Army has one purpose, to defend the British people' Tory MP speaks out after Grant Shapps claims 'WOKE extremists are rife!' https://t.co/WmVPQVHBKl
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said there will be no “lowering of security clearance requirements on my watch”.
‘We need to make sure we never put ideology before security…and make sure we're choosing the best people for whatever the job is.' Security Minister @TomTugendhat speaks on Grant Shapps' clamp down on the ‘poisonous woke culture’ in the military. @NickFerrariLBC https://t.co/PySbpcGIrZ
‘There is no way we are going to be easing up security requirements for ideological requests.' Tom Tugendhat MP reacts to Grant Shapps’ claims that the British military needs a ‘proper shake-up’ to refocus its core mission of ‘being a lethal fighting force’. https://t.co/MhFdvrQkWh
‘There is no way we are going to be easing up security requirements for ideological requests.' Tom Tugendhat MP reacts to Grant shapps’ claims that the British military needs a ‘proper shake-up’ to refocus its core mission of ‘being a lethal fighting force’. https://t.co/wHF5RDdCRE
'Woke culture has infiltrated' British Army with resources 'squandered to promote a political agenda', says Grant Shapps https://t.co/2NxlySP10h