Republican Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Dan Crenshaw are launching a new initiative to locate and eliminate “woke” training programs in the U.S. military.
“Enough is enough,” Crenshaw, a retired lieutenant commander with the United States Navy and a Navy SEAL, said in a tweet. “We won’t let our military fall to woke ideology.”
The duo added a feature to their own congressional websites that allows military service members to submit anonymous reports of instances or pieces of training that are perceived as “woke.”
“We have just launched a whistleblower webpage where you can submit your story. Your complaint will be legally protected, and go to my office and @SenTomCotton,” the Texas Republican tweeted.
Crenshaw said his goal is simple: Allow military members “to tell the country what’s happening” inside the U.S. military and to “expose” those in leadership who are pushing “progressive” agendas.
“With written permission, we will anonymously publish egregious complaints on social media and tell the country what’s happening in our military,” Crenshaw said in a second tweet. “For too long, progressive Pentagon staffers have been calling the shots for our warfighters, and spineless military commanders have let it happen.”
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“Now we are going to expose you,” he added.
The new whistleblower form advises service members to use their “personal resources and contact information when communicating/submitting” the form and discourages the use of any equipment. It also discourages the inclusion of any classified information.
It adds: “Various U.S. laws at the federal, state, and local level prohibit retaliation against whistleblowers for providing information to Congress. However, you still take serious risks when you report allegations of wrongdoing. We recommend that you consult an attorney experienced in whistleblower law for further guidance. We respect your confidentiality, and we will use your contact information only to follow up with you regarding your submission.”
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The new initiative comes just a week after Crenshaw condemned a series of “woke” training videos that were uploaded on YouTube.
“I hope the message to military leadership is clear: We aren’t going to stand by as our military becomes another institution crippled by woke political correctness. No more critical race theory, no more identity politics, no more political witch hunts. We’ve had enough.”
Commenting on the videos was turned off by YouTube at the request of the Army, as they were overwhelmingly negative.
“Out of respect for our soldiers and their families, we have disabled the comments,” Laura DeFrancisco, a spokeswoman for the Army Enterprise Marketing Office, said after seeing a “significant uptick in negative commentary.”
