EXCLUSIVE: Retired Army Officer Says He Was Barred From Publicly Recognizing ‘Woke’ Policies Are Harming Recruitment

The Pentagon is aware of how progressive policies are contributing to the U.S. Army falling short of its recruiting goals, but those on the inside are prohibiting from publicly acknowledging this, according to a recently retired Army major. More than a year after replying on behalf of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command to an inquiry from The Epoch Times about the Army’s recruitment struggles, Maj. (ret.) Charles “Chase” Spears, reached out again. Mr. Spears has since retired wanted to share an unbridled explanation of the the state of recruiting in the Army, which finished 2023 with 55,000 new recruits, which is significantly short of the 65,000 it had aimed for in the fiscal year....