Count Every Hero has just published The Perils of Politicizing the Military.The authors of the white paper are Admiral Steve Abbot, USN (ret.), Admiral Thad Allen, USCG (ret.), former Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera, General George Casey, USA (ret.), former Secretary of the Air Force Debbie Lee James. and former Secretary of the Navy Sean O’Keefe. Excerpt:
We write as former secretaries of the U.S. Armed Forces and retired four-star admirals and generals who have served under administrations of both parties. This paper examines the impact of the growing perception and reality of politicization within the U.S. Armed Forces—a trend that risks weakening national security decision-making, eroding civil–military trust, and undermining democratic norms. This is not a partisan issue but a constitutional and institutional one.
In the pages that follow, we define “politicization” of the military, examine the legal and normative guardrails designed to prevent it, draw lessons from history, review recent trends of politicization, and offer concrete steps to keep the force politically neutral, professional, and trusted. Our purpose is to reaffirm first principles: an apolitical military is a cornerstone of the Republic, essential to the effectiveness and legitimacy of the armed services and to the health of American democracy itself. [Footnote omitted.]
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