The Biden administration has issued a statement outlining its opposition to a provision within the latest military spending bill that would require promotions within the military to be based only on merit, rather than on completely unrelated aspects such as gender and race.
The statement from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reads “The Administration strongly opposes the House’s sweeping attempts (sections 364, 523, 566, 595, 596, 598, 904, and 1046) to eliminate the Department’s longstanding DEIA efforts and related initiatives to promote a cohesive and inclusive force.”
“As articulated in the 2022 NDS, one of the Department’s top priorities is building a resilient Joint Force and defense enterprise,” it adds, by which it means filling the military with LGBTQ+ people like ‘Admiral’ Rachel Levine and Major Rachel Jones.
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