“The American #military has had a remarkable ride of equanimity & fairness & justice & all manner of good adjectives with regard to #religion. It’s done this in a way that’s really remarkable—until now,” said retired #Army Col. Larry Wilkerson, who served as chief of staff to Colin Powell when he was Secy of #State & then was chair of the #JointChiefs. #Hegseth’s actions, Wilkerson said, “are totally violative of everything that transpired before it. This has come on us in a very quick fashion.”
Ret Army Maj Gen Randy Manner, who was second-in-command at the #NationalGuard 2011–2012, has worked in recent years to train hundreds of #interfaith #military #chaplains. Manner said he has talked with “dozens & dozens” of active-duty chaplains in recent weeks who say those who don’t identify with #Hegseth “are being marginalized.”
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