Our military has one job: protect America’s interests. But over the last decade, political correctness has seeped into the military, hampering our armed services’ readiness. In today’s Army, for example, a sergeant who wishes to discipline a new private can only force the private to perform five pushups. Female officers are assigned to infantry and Special Forces units in the face of vocal and repeated objections from the joint chiefs. Environmental regulations have diverted essential resources away from combat preparations. In Stand Down, former Army Captain and military readiness expert James Hasson explains how political correctness has softened and undermined today’s military—and what we can do to reverse the damage done.
