Former Military Leaders Raise Alarm Over Critical Race Theory in US Military Academies

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on April 7, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Former military leaders have sounded the alarm over the inclusion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the curriculum of U.S. military academies.

They spoke to congressional members during a Jan. 11 hearing of the National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Committee, entitled “The Risks of Progressive Ideologies in the U.S. Military,” where several former members offered their frustration at the idea of CRT and Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) criteria being used in military decision making.