The United States Army’s Twitter account was ridiculed by critics after it boasted of its efforts to increase diversity in the force.
“Extremism can tear apart cohesive teams,” the Army said on Twitter. “Col. Timothy Holman is the Army’s chief diversity officer and his aim is clear: do what he can to help open a path for future Army leaders and make the force as diverse as the nation it defends.”
The message wasn’t well received by many social media users, who claimed that the Army was focusing too much of its efforts on diversity and not enough on winning wars.
“No wonder we don’t win much any more,” said author Austin Ruse.
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“Please provide a graph comparing the rise of the diversity fetish with the Army's track record of victory since 2000,'' responded Townhall senior columnist Kurt Schlichter. “The Army has failed to win a war since Desert Storm, so let's see if we can distract people with this onanism.”
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“We deserve to be invaded and conquered at this point,” said conservative commentator Matt Walsh.
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Others pointed out that the Army’s policy could actually be seen as more divisive, while Fox News host Laura Ingraham pointed out how diverse the Army already is.
“Why are we funding this? Army is already far more ethnically and racially diverse than most American institutions,” Ingraham said.
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"How about siding with one half of the country against the other? What does that do for team cohesion?” asked conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza.
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The Army's social media post comes during a particularly rough week for U.S. military accounts, after the U.S. Marine Corps was forced to backtrack after one of its official accounts attacked Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
“What it looks like in today’s armed forces @TuckerCarlson. Get right before you get left, boomer,” the II MEF Information Group said in a since-deleted Twitter post.
The post was deleted, and the unit apologized amid the onslaught of backlash.
“We are human and we messed up,” the unit said. “We intended to speak up for female Marines, and it was an effort to support them. They are a crucial part to our corps, and we need them to know that. We will adjust fire and ensure the utmost professionalism in our tweets.”
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A spokesperson for the Marines told the Washington Examiner that it was reviewing the incident, noting that the post did not adhere to the “standards of decorum expected on the Marine Corps’ social media platforms.”
