Otis Mayfield
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Several current and former military members participated in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Well, you know, the top line of this is that the updated policy does not prohibit membership to an extremist group. So, for instance, you know, Ailsa, if you're a member of the Ku Klux Klan, that would not automatically disqualify you from military service.
But it does expand on what prohibited extremist activity is and what constitutes active participation in an extremist group. It also provides for training and education on prohibited extremist activities, deeper screening of people that are looking to enter the armed services and - perhaps most notable - that for the first time, it clarifies that service members are responsible for what they do on social media.
You know, for example, there's a lot of emphasis in here on leveraging something called the Insider Threat Program, which is an internal program designed to identify individuals who've displayed concerning behavior in the military - so lots of attention to identifying people that engage in extremist activity.
"Insider Threat Program?" That sounds kind of sinister, though the military always comes up with complicated names for simple things.
Do you think they will get the extremists out of the military?
Well, you know, the top line of this is that the updated policy does not prohibit membership to an extremist group. So, for instance, you know, Ailsa, if you're a member of the Ku Klux Klan, that would not automatically disqualify you from military service.
But it does expand on what prohibited extremist activity is and what constitutes active participation in an extremist group. It also provides for training and education on prohibited extremist activities, deeper screening of people that are looking to enter the armed services and - perhaps most notable - that for the first time, it clarifies that service members are responsible for what they do on social media.
You know, for example, there's a lot of emphasis in here on leveraging something called the Insider Threat Program, which is an internal program designed to identify individuals who've displayed concerning behavior in the military - so lots of attention to identifying people that engage in extremist activity.
"Insider Threat Program?" That sounds kind of sinister, though the military always comes up with complicated names for simple things.
Do you think they will get the extremists out of the military?