McRaven: Claims of Wokeness Infiltrating the Military Are Blown Out of Proportion
Adm. Bill McRaven · Ep 51: Adm. Bill McRaven on Leadership, Modernizing the Dept of Defense & Dealing with China · Joe Lonsdale · Mar 29, 2023 · at 23:51
Retired Admiral Bill McRaven discusses military recruitment challenges and debates surrounding political ideology within the U.S. armed forces with Joe Lonsdale.
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“There's this concern about wokeness but I will tell you that when a survey has been done regarding, you know, talking to the young kids, why did you join? Where did wokeness fall out? Yeah, it was not high on their concerns, and I will tell you in my discussions with, ah, you know, with sailors and soldier, sailors, airmen, marines, you know, again, I think it's getting blown out of proportion. It's not to say we don't need to be cognizant of it but it doesn't permeate the military the way, you know, some people seem to imply that it does.”
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