Biden's Army secretary responds to ‘woke’ criticisms, says DEI programs 'important'

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President Biden’s secretary of the Army responded to the criticism that the military branch was becoming "woke," saying the branch’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are "important." Army Secretary Christine Wormuth spoke at a Monday discussion with other military leaders on national security and the branch’s modernization efforts.

While speaking at the event, Wormuth responded to the criticisms that the Army is going "woke" by saying the DEI programs being forced on soldiers are "important." Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth responded to criticism of the Army going "woke" by saying she is "not sure what ‘woke’ means." ((AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)) "We get criticized, frankly, sometimes for being ‘woke,'" Wormuth said. "I'm not sure what ‘woke’ means.

I think ‘woke’ means a lot of different things to different people." "But, first of all, if ‘woke’ means we are not focused on warfighting, we are not focused on readiness, that doesn’t reflect what I see at installations all around the country or overseas when I go and visit," the Army secretary continued. "I do think we do have a wide range of soldiers in our Army, and we've got to make them all feel included," Wormuth said. "And that’s why a lot of our diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are important." Wormuth’s comments come as the U.S.