Commentary
In September 2021, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the formation of the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (DACODAI). A year later, upon appointment of its members headed by former USAA Chairman of the Board and DEI stalwart General (ret.) Lester Lyles, it formally began the task of inculcating DEI into every aspect of the armed forces. Much like the charter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which tells an exaggerated, one-sided tale of the climate story and insists upon a draconian net-zero carbon emission program as the single solution, DACODAI views the problems confronting the military in simplistic terms caused by contrived villains—discrimination, oppression hierarchies, and victimhood. While publicly advocating for merit-based, cohesive military doctrines, DACODAI relentlessly and surreptitiously promotes DEI.
