WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and 11 Republican members of the committee sent a letter to General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressing “grave concern” that the Biden administration’s efforts to further its “political narrative” are “devastating” military morale and readiness as the nation faces increasingly serious security threats worldwide, including from China, Russia, Iran and terrorist organizations.

The senators requested General Milley provide detailed information on the monetary and manpower costs of implementing the Biden administration’s progressive social agenda within the Department of Defense (DOD), including efforts surrounding climate change, extremism and critical race theory.

“…The world is a more dangerous place than ever in our lifetime...Yet today, efforts to recruit, train, and equip a ready and lethal force often appear to take a back seat to the Department of Defense’s ‘Climate Adaptation Plan,’ ‘Countering Extremism Working Group,’ and discussions of critical race theory,” the senators wrote.

 “Although the actual costs associated with each of these undertakings is certainly cause for concern, the opportunity cost they have and continue to visit on the force, its readiness, and morale appears nothing short of devastating—particularly in light of current threats,” the senators continued.

The full text of the letter can be found here.

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