by Matt Weik, BS, CSCS, CPT, CSN
I’ve been saying for some time now, with it falling on deaf ears, that our navy is weaker than ever. Wokeness has taken over, and the entire “inclusivity” facet has dudes wearing drag shaking their asses on the barracks throughout the nation. Is that this the Navy and navy you need defending our nation and freedoms?
I certain as hell don’t need that.
Within the face of hazard, we’d like males keen to do violence to guard our nation and its individuals. I’m not so certain we have now that as we speak and now we’re seeing the health normal dropping to ranges a young person might go with ease.
Why?
All within the identify of permitting extra individuals to hitch the armed forces since not solely is morale down however so are the enlistment numbers.
Now, what am I getting at right here? Nicely, let’s dive into the newest transfer by the Navy to vary the health coverage to permit weak people to remain within the battle.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions on this article are mine based mostly on the newest information popping out on-line concerning the up to date Navy health coverage.
Is the Navy as Sturdy and Match as Ever or a Nationwide Legal responsibility?
The U.S. Navy is making waves with a brand new health coverage that may very well be nice for sailors who’re fats, lazy, and unfit. Gone are the times when failing back-to-back health assessments meant profession suicide. As a substitute, the Navy is adopting a extra “balanced method” to well being and health that I personally really feel is extra of a legal responsibility than an asset.
As of June 18, 2024, commanding officers now have extra discretion in evaluating a sailor’s bodily readiness. This shift, introduced in a current administrative discover, strikes away from computerized penalties and in direction of a extra complete view of a sailor’s well being and efficiency.
Vice Admiral Richard Cheeseman, the Navy’s personnel chief, defined that the up to date coverage removes “vital drawback feedback and administration actions regarding bodily readiness program failures.” They consider that this alteration acknowledges that “true health goes past simply passing a take a look at.”
I don’t learn about you, but when I’m going to conflict and am standing subsequent to my brothers and sisters, I count on them to have my again as a lot as I’ve theirs. If I can not rely on them to be there mentally and bodily when the proverbial shit hits the fan, then they’re extra of a legal responsibility than anything. And fairly frankly, a shame to the armed forces.
They went on additional to say that “Constructing the our bodies of nice individuals is greater than annual (or biannual) testing. These adjustments emphasize the significance of “wholesome meals, enough sleep, alternatives to train (particularly exterior), and medical readiness.” The entire objective of the adjustments is to have a holistic method exhibiting the Navy’s dedication to general sailor well-being.
Personally, I believe that’s a bunch of bullshit. Whenever you join the Navy or any armed forces, you recognize precisely what you signed up for. You’re going to be pushed — HARD. If that’s not for you, then don’t enroll. However when this nation wants warriors, we have now a bunch of gardeners in a conflict.
Underneath the brand new coverage, commanding officers will consider a sailor’s bodily readiness, progress, or lack thereof in efficiency evaluations. This offers them the flexibleness to handle threat, acknowledge honest effort, and higher care for his or her personnel.
From my standpoint, from what’s being proven on-line, these adjustments and the bodily health of those people ought to trigger us all to fret. It’s now a watered-down requirement. And what are they going to do? Flip individuals away? Nowadays, they will’t even get individuals to enroll in the Navy. They’re going to deliver anybody on and permit them to remain it doesn’t matter what.
The coverage additionally introduces a single Bodily Health Evaluation (PFA) cycle for the 2025 calendar yr, simplifying the method additional.
Commanders at the moment are requested to contemplate a sailor’s capability to carry out their duties with out bodily or medical limitations, their general contribution to Navy missions, and the probability of enchancment in assembly PFA requirements inside a yr.
In different phrases, when you have a pulse, you’re good to go. The toughest factor it’s a must to do upon waking up is resolve what thong and lipstick you need to put on for the day.
They are saying these adjustments aren’t geared toward boosting retention, however we all know that’s exactly what it’s as a result of REAL WARRIORS are getting out of the navy now that it’s gone woke and weak. Commanders declare the adjustments will assist handle the morale adjustments the Navy has been going through.
If you happen to learn between the strains, what they’re saying is the lads keen to do violence and threat their lives don’t need to be subsequent to people who can’t determine what gender they need to be and sit round twerking of their free time.
They’re calling this complete charade the Navy’s “Tradition of Excellence 2.0” marketing campaign. I name it the downfall of nationwide safety.
This variation marks a big shift from the earlier coverage, the place one failure meant necessary health packages, and a second consecutive failure might block promotions or re-enlistment.
The Navy claims it’s a refreshing method that acknowledges the complexities of sustaining peak bodily situation in a demanding career. I agree that it’s a demanding career. Nevertheless, the requirements as we speak don’t meet the requirements they as soon as have been.
At present’s requirements would have gotten individuals thrown out of the navy and publicly mocked by their friends for being weak — each bodily and mentally.
Clearly, that is my article and my ideas/opinions, however you all want to begin paying consideration as a result of nobody is coming to avoid wasting you. You might want to be bodily match to guard your self and this nation within the occasion one thing heats up involving what’s occurring across the globe.
Why?
As a result of I’m not about to take a seat right here and depend on these new Navy health insurance policies to extend our readiness to guard this land and our individuals. It feels like DEI at its best and all we wish is women and men keen to go to hell and again and do the unthinkable to defend this nation.