Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a directive prohibiting the use of Pentagon resources for events celebrating ethnic and cultural awareness months, citing concerns about division within the military. The ban encompasses events like Black History Month, Women's History Month, and Hispanic Heritage Month, among others. While service members and civilians are still allowed to attend these events in their personal capacity, the Pentagon will no longer officially recognize or support them.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued guidance prohibiting Pentagon resources from being used to mark months celebrating peo-ple of different ethnic backgrounds, describing doing so as divisive to the military.
Efforts to divide the force — to put one group ahead of another — erode camaraderie and threaten mission execution,' according to a statement on Hegseth's decision, which was titled 'Identity Months Dead at DoD.''Going forward, DoD components and military departments will not use official resources, to include man-hours, to host celebrations or events related to cultural awareness months,' it said.
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