Veteran advocates are speaking out against a group of civilian leaders that provides the Department of Defense with advice on matters and policies of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the military.
The Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (DACODAI) is an outside advisory group appointed by the secretary of defense and composed mostly of retired senior military officers that, according to its website, provides recommendations on how to “improve the racial/ethnic diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity” in the military.