Republicans will use hearing to assert Dems' 'culture war' policies hampering military recruitment

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Multiple GOP members of the Senate Armed Services Committee spoke with Fox News Digital ahead of the Wednesday morning hearing

Lt. Col. Dan Rooney and Maj. Gen. Edward Thomas discuss the military's recruitment numbers and whether the decline of American culture is impacting the country's security on 'One Nation with Brian Kilmeade.'Republican senators are readying to make the case that the Pentagon’s progressive military policies under the Biden administration are to blame for the Armed Forces’ dire recruitment crisis.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has come under fire from Republicans for placing an emphasis on progressive policies like DEI in the military's ranks, amid a dire recruitment shortage "In the competition with China and Russia, our greatest asset is our people. The divisive social policies being pushed by senior Democrat appointees at the Pentagon are undermining this advantage," Wicker said.The personnel shortage has so far hit the Army the hardest, having fallen short of its 2022 recruitment goals by 25%.

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