News Releases & Media

Military Transgender Mandates Deserve Closer Review of...

On July 13, the House of Representatives voted on an amendment to the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act offered by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO). The Hartzler Amendment would have prohibited the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for expensive “gender-reassignment”... Read More

14 Jul 17

Tags Congress/Legislation, Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Military Culture/Diversity

CMR Calls on “Sleeping Dog Mattis” to Watch-Dog and...

The Center for Military Readiness has released a comprehensive CMR Special Report analyzing fifteen Obama-era Pentagon directives and training documents promoting retention and eventual recruiting of transgenders in the military: Read More

29 Jun 17

Tags Congress/Legislation, Gays in the Military/LGBT Law, Military Culture/Diversity

Center for Military and Diplomatic History (CMDH),...

We hope you will take a look at the C-Span video of a recent conference in Washington, D.C., which explored in depth issues surrounding social change in our military. -- CMR Read More

05 Apr 17

Elaine Donnelly Speaks at Hillsdale 35th Annual...

On February 15 CMR President Elaine Donnelly was honored to speak in Phoenix, AZ, at the 35 th Annual National Leadership Conference sponsored by Hillsdale College , a famously independent educational institution located in Michigan. Donnelly... Read More

15 Feb 17

CMR Hails Commander-in-Chief-Elect Donald J. Trump

The election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States will give new hope to active-duty and retired military personnel and their families. In recent years, our military has been weakened like a shaky tower of Jenga blocks ˗ stretched out and made vulnerable due to resources taken away... Read More

09 Nov 16

Selective Service Registration of Women for Draft and...

During a May 19 Senate Armed Services Committee session marking-up the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (NDAA - SR 2814), Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) successfully proposed legislation to register women for Selective Service and a possible future draft. Sen. McCain... Read More

24 May 16

House, Senate Should Drop “Draft America’s Daughters”...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) has just inserted into the Senate defense bill legislation to register and potentially draft young women for military service under Selective Service law. The measure reportedly is comparable to a controversial “Draft... Read More

13 May 16

House Armed Services Committee Disregards National...

On April 27, following little debate, the House Armed Services Committee narrowly approved Congressman Duncan Hunter’s “Draft America’s Daughters” amendment to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). (See first video posted here, starting at about the 2:33:16... Read More

29 Apr 16

UPDATE on 2016 CMR Quadrennial Presidential Candidate...

During the February 6 Republican Presidential Debate in Manchester, NH, ABC moderator Martha Raddatz asked Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush whether they favored registration of women for Selective Service. Read More

10 Feb 16

UPDATE: Senator Ted Cruz Provides Positive Responses to...

The Center for Military Readiness is pleased to report that Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has responded in the affirmative to six questions asked of all contenders in CMR’s survey of presidential candidates, which began on January 4. Read More

31 Jan 16