Pentagon Review of Close Combat Training Standards is...
In 2015, the Department of Defense initiated an unprecedented social experiment with women in combat arms units such as the infantry . Pentagon officials promised that female trainees headed for previously all-male units would have to meet the exact same standards as men. Ten...
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DEI Wall Crumbles Under Pressure from New Commander-in-Chief
In a December 2024 CMR Policy Analysis titled How to End Wokeism in the Military , the Center for Military Readiness predicted:
“Dismantling the Pentagon’s DEI infrastructure won’t be easy, but there was a time when the Berlin Wall appeared impregnable too. ...
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HOW TO END WOKEISM IN THE MILITARY
The outgoing 118 th Congress has voted for solid steps in favor of common sense in our military. The Center for Military Readiness looks forward to seeing more progress in the right direction as the second Trump Administration takes office in 2025.
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"Combat Carve-out" Does Not Justify "Draft Our Daughters"
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) repeatedly have tried to impose Selective Service obligations on young women, usually with surprise “Draft Our Daughters” legislation sprung behind closed doors. Now comes a highly misleading new version in the...
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ELECTING THE NEXT COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
The Center for Military Readiness is non-partisan and does not endorse candidates. On a quadrennial basis, however, CMR reports on and analyzes the positions of presidential candidates vying to become the next Commander-in-Chief .
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NDAA for 2025 Interim Report No. 3 - Senate Votes
The process of writing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2025 continued when members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) marked up their version of the annual defense bill behind closed doors on June 14. This is the latest update:
NDAA for 2025: CMR...
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Undefined “Merit” Provision Mars Positive Initiatives in...
For months, Americans have been pressuring Congress to do something about demoralizing, divisive wokeism in the military. The Center for Military Readiness is pleased to report that the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2025 incorporated more than a...
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CMR Statement to DoD: Reassess and Revoke Harmful DEI...
The Center for Military Readiness (CMR) has submitted a formal statement to the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity & Inclusion (DACODAI) , one of several Pentagon committees that advocate for race-conscious “diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates.
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Why the DoD Should Drop DEI and Affirm Meritocracy in the...
For more than 30 years, mostly civilian social engineers have subjected America’s military to progressive experiments that are becoming more extreme.
These include “diversity, equity, & inclusion” (DEI) mandates, which replace meritocracy with deliberate...
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NDAA for 2024: The Good, the Bad, and the Incomplete
In 2023 the 118 th Congress , partially under Republican control, incorporated many good ideas in initial drafts of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2024. Final passage of House measures highlighted in CMR’s September Policy Analysis would have...
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GRIM TOLL OF MILITARY WOMEN KILLED IN WAR
153 Women Killed in War on Terror
Since the attack on America on September 11, 2001 , a total of 153 women deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait , and Syria lost their lives in service to America. The number includes two women who were...
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