Thread by @KeraRolsen, "Why is everyone posting the Joint Chiefs letter? *I* know what my [...]

"Why is everyone posting the Joint Chiefs letter? *I* know what my oath says!"
Cool, but we've known about extremism in the ranks of the US military for a long while & these people still exist in the US military. So yes a message from the top was necessary but wasn't for you

Here's an article from a year ago... I know it feels like forever, but the world and its problems existed pre-COVID https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/02/06/signs-of-white-supremacy-extremism-up-again-in-poll-of-active-duty-troops/

Signs of white supremacy, extremism up again in poll of active-duty troops

More than half of minority service members have seen links to the hate groups among fellow troops.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/02/06/signs-of-white-supremacy-extremism-up-again-in-poll-of-active-duty-troops/

Two years ago: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/u-s-marine-to-be-imprisoned-over-involvement-with-hate-groups/

U.S. Marine to be Imprisoned Over Involvement with Hate Groups

Vasillios Pistolis had bragged online about his affiliations and his role in the violence in Charlottesville last year. He is now likely to be forced from the Marine Corps.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/u-s-marine-to-be-imprisoned-over-involvement-with-hate-groups/

Three years ago: https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/dillon-ulysses-hopper-marines/index.html

Commandant says 'no place for hatred' in Marines after former recruiter tied to supremacist group

Following reports that a US Marine who left the service in January leads a white supremacist group called Vanguard America, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller said Tuesday there is "no...

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/dillon-ulysses-hopper-marines/index.html

Six years ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/opinion/veterans-and-white-supremacy.html

Opinion | Veterans and White Supremacy (Published 2014)

The Kansas shooter had a long history of hate. Why wasn’t he stopped?

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/opinion/veterans-and-white-supremacy.html

Eight years ago: https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/us/military-white-supremacists/index.html

Wisconsin gunman's Army base had white supremacists

The Fort Bragg where Wisconsin temple gunman Wade Michael Page served in the 1990s was home to a small but visible number of white supremacists.

https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/us/military-white-supremacists/index.html

No, the vast majority of the military did not need that memo to remind them of the oaths we all swore. But there are bad actors in our ranks and they got put on notice.

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