Army Corps of Engineers Plans To Force DEI Onto Its Members – The Federalist

A strategic plan produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reveals how the branch intends to force neo-Marxism onto its members over the next three fiscal years.

Titled USACE Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan, the 27-page document obtained by The Federalist outlines how USACE plans to inject DEIA into the branch over the next three years (2023-2026). According to Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACEs commanding general, the plan was crafted to comply with Executive Order 14035, a directive issued by President Joe Biden in June 2021 mandating federal agencies adopt DEI throughout their respective workforces.

For context, DEIA, or DEI, is a divisive ideology that dismisses merit and discriminates based on features such as skin color and sexual orientation. Individuals who qualify for a certain position due to their merits but dont meet the discriminating entitys goal of being more diverse are passed over in favor of those who meet institutionally preferred identitarian standards.

One of my top priorities is ensuring that USACE serves as a model for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, Spellmon wrote in the plans opening pages. Integrating DEIA into our daily activities allows USACE to retain its focus on our greatest asset THE PEOPLE.

The strategic plan provides insight into how USACE intends to implement these concepts throughout its ranks over the next several years. Without offering specifics, the branch claims under a section labeled DEIA Governance that it will build and sustain a so-called diverse and talented workforce beginning with USACEs leadership and cascading down to all levels across the enterprise. The branch also aims to cultivate and nurture an allegedly inclusive culture, according to the plan.

The 27-page document also includes a DEIA Maturity Model, which USACE will use to map its DEIA actions and determine the most effective standards of measurement and performance indicators to use in gauging the branchs progress in advancing DEIA. In order to acquire the right data to achieve this goal, USACE lists a series of questions it aims to answer over the next three years to advance DEIA throughout the service. Among the listed questions are Does equity apply the same for all groups across the board? If not, why might that be? and Does everyone feel included and a sense of belonging?

Also enclosed in the plan are a series of DEIA Goals and Objectives guiding USACEs three-year mission. In a subsection titled USACE Workforce, the branch lists as a goal its desire to identify so-called underrepresented groups and collaborate with agency offices to develop staffing plans to ensure diversity is addressed in their staffing plans.

A higher proportion of female, racial, and ethnic minorities in leadership positions has a significant influence on the opportunities available to diverse talent, which has implications for the talent pipeline, the plan reads. DEIA efforts partially because there are fewer role models and mentors to encourage younger generations of women and minority talent to pursue employment opportunities with their organizations, especially leadership positions.

Another subsection, titled Expansion of Equity, takes USACEs adoption of neo-Marxist ideology a step further. In an apparent effort to mitigate barriers for so-called underserved populations, the branch says it is expanding its definition of underserved beyond characteristics such as race and sex to include identifiers like sexual orientation and whether an individual identifies as transgender or any other gender identities covered by the LGBT alphabet.

The USACE strategic plan is hardly the only example showcasing Marxisms infiltration into the U.S. military. In the lead up to and during June, the Pentagon went all out to host pride month activities on military installations across the country, with branches such as the Air Force authorizing the use of U.S. taxpayer money to fly service members to these rainbow parties.

In addition to promoting DEI-pushing officials to the highest ranks of the service, Biden has also sought to make abortion a major focal point of the militarys overall mission. Nearly a year ago, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorized Pentagon funds to be used to pay for female service members travel expenses to kill their unborn child across state lines. To protest this illegal policy, Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville began using his position on the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier this year to slow-walk military personnel moves requiring Senate confirmation.

Despitepossessing the power to bring these nominations to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has spent months attacking Tuberville and pushing baseless claims the Republican senators protest was placing American security in jeopardy. Schumer ultimately caved last week, bringing several of Bidens nominees to the floor for confirmation votes.

Meanwhile, Tuberville has indicated he will continue his protest until the Pentagon revokes its abortion policy.

USACEs public affairs office did not respond to The Federalists request at the time of publication.

Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood

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