{"id":343,"date":"2024-05-02T06:28:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/?p=343"},"modified":"2025-01-01T16:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T21:28:20","slug":"webinar-americas-military-requires-merit-based-readiness-not-marxist-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveamericasmilitary.org\/sam\/webinar-americas-military-requires-merit-based-readiness-not-marxist-dei\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar | America\u2019s Military  Requires Merit-based Readiness, Not  Marxist D.E.I."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/u8msc5\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"rumble_v4qiokr\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v4qiokr\",\"div\":\"rumble_v4qiokr\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thursday, May 2, 2024\n1:00 -2:15 pm ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display: flex; padding-bottom: 25px;\"><a class=\"redbutton\" style=\"letter-spacing: 2px; margin: auto; font: 600 20px Fjalla One;\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_GCl8XDtxQXWtf7LMxvgTxA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO REGISTER<\/a><\/div-->\nAs the U.S. Congress prepares to act on President Biden\u2019s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for the Pentagon, six distinguished servicemembers will argue that corrective actions must be taken to spare the U.S. military further devastation at the hands of cultural Marxists.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the newly formed <strong>Military Readiness and Merit Coalition, <\/strong>this Zoom webinar draws on personal experience with the necessity of having the armed forces focused on merit-based readiness, not distracting and divisive \u201cwoke\u201d identity politics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frank Gaffney, <\/strong>Founder and Executive Chairman, Center for Security Policy; Vice Chairman, Committee on the Present Danger: China; host, \u201cSecuring America\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matthew Lohmeier, <\/strong>Military veteran who, as a lieutenant colonel, served as a commander in the U.S. Space Force; fired from his command for publishing and speaking about his book, \u201cIrresistible Revolution: Marxism&#8217;s Goal of Conquest &amp; the Unmaking of the American Military\u201d; member of the STARRS Board of Advisors; and working with independent filmmakers to release a feature-length documentary this year<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<strong>Topic: &#8220;D.E.I. has the Power to Destroy the U.S. Military&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brandi King, <\/strong>professional airline pilot; U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel; C-5 Pilot, promoted despite being reprimanded for seeking an exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate; formerly assigned to lead the execution of the Air Force\u2019s Rated Diversity Improvement Strategy.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<strong>Topic:\u00a0<em>\u201cWithout Merit: Insights from Inside the Pentagon\u2019s D.E.I. Bureaucracy\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kendall Qualls,<\/strong> Veteran Army Officer; former Fortune 100 executive; author, <em>The Prodigal Project<\/em>; member, Faculty-in-Residence, School of Business, Crown College; and Founder\/President, TakeCharge<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Topic: <em>\u201cThe Promise of America is Available to Everyone Regardless of Race or Social Standing\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scott McQuarrie<\/strong>, West Point alumnus; former Army officer; practicing attorney;\u00a0subject matter expert on United States Service Academy admissions; and the founder and president of Veterans for Fairness and Merit<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Topic: <em>\u201cExposing DoD\u2019s Identity-based Preferences in Service Academy Admissions and Other Problematic Military Personnel Practices\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brigadier General Christopher \u201cMookie\u201d Walker,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>U.S. Air Force, (Ret.), <\/strong>Former Assistant Adjutant General and Commander, West Virginia Air National Guard; former Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Manpower and Reserve Affairs<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Topic: <em>\u201cThe Military Can\u2019t Solve by Itself the Societal Challenges Facing America\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lieutenant Colonel Tommy Waller<\/strong>, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Fmr Commanding Officer, the Marines\u2019 only Reserve Force Reconnaissance Company; President and CEO of the Center for Security Policy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lieutenant General Rod Bishop,<\/strong> U.S. Air Force, (Ret);\u00a0former Commander, 3rd Air Force former Air Commander, Europe; Chairman of the Board, Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS)<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Topic: <em>\u201cSeeking Common Ground: Let&#8217;s stop talking past one another on D.E.I.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>WEBINAR RESOURCES:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Irresistible Revolution: Marxism&#8217;s Goal of Conquest &amp; the Unmaking of the American Military by Matthew Lohmeier | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Irresistible-Revolution-Marxisms-Conquest-Unmaking\/dp\/1737067323\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Irresistible-Revolution-Marxisms-Conquest-Unmaking\/dp\/1737067323<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/STARRS.us\">https:\/\/STARRS.us<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Roland G. Fryer, Jr. | <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.harvard.edu\/fryer\/home\">https:\/\/scholar.harvard.edu\/fryer\/home<\/a><\/li>\n<li>13:56:55 From Dede Laugesen to Everyone:<\/li>\n<li>Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad by Stephen Coughlin | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catastrophic-Failure-Blindfolding-America-Jihad\/dp\/1511617500\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catastrophic-Failure-Blindfolding-America-Jihad\/dp\/1511617500<\/a><\/li>\n<li>By Erec Smith | April 19, 2024 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/04\/19\/opinion\/dei-prescriptive-racism\/\">https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/04\/19\/opinion\/dei-prescriptive-racism\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>By Diana Stancy, May 1, 2024 | Military Times | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/05\/01\/congress-presses-secnav-for-answers-on-recruiting-challenges\/\">https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/05\/01\/congress-presses-secnav-for-answers-on-recruiting-challenges\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the U.S. Congress prepares to act on President Biden\u2019s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for the Pentagon, six distinguished servicemembers will argue that corrective actions must be taken to spare the U.S. military further devastation at the hands of cultural Marxists. 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