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Like many of you, I see the unrelenting
commitment to

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competence, which has long established our
military as the finest

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in the world as ever known, being degraded by
pernicious

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ideologies which would replace merit and
demonstrate an ability in

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our accessions and promotion systems.

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The result is a less capable and ready force
struggling

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to regain the trust of the public it serves
and

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increasingly challenged to face the full range
of threats that

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confront us.

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion, critical
race theory, and related ideologies

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are eroding the effectiveness of our military
by discarding that

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meritocracy and ensures our armed forces are
led by the

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most qualified.