A recently uncovered Pentagon report reveals the presence of White Supremacist in the U.S. military. From Roll Call, which broke the story:
“The Pentagon report said U.S. military personnel and veterans are “highly prized” recruits for supremacist groups, and leaders of those groups try to join the military themselves and get those already in their groups to enlist. Their goal is to obtain weapons and skills and to try to borrow the military’s bravado and cachet, the authors suggested.”
The Pentagon report, according to Roll Call, was delivered to Congress in October 2020 and noted that neo-Nazis and other extremists are rare in the U.S. armed forces. But earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a 60-day “staggered pause” across the entire military so commanders can have “needed discussions” with service members about extremism. Twenty-seven current or former members of the U.S. military are facing federal charges in connection with the January 6th violent insurrection at the Capitol, according to a CNN analysis.
CNN, which also viewed the unpublished Pentagon report, added:
“The report offers recommendations on how the Pentagon can use other government resources like FBI units to identify signs that recruits might have ties to extremist groups during the vetting and recruitment process.”
