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Mike Rogers: “The military doesn't look at you... as the color of your…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

Secretary Heather Wilson and Representative Mike Rogers on Civil-Military Relations

Published January 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 27:03

And listen, diversity happens. It's going to happen in America. If you look at America, it is happening. The military doesn't look at you. Honestly, I think it's one of The military doesn't look at you... as the color of your skin first. They just don't. I know I didn't. I know you didn't. That was just not it. You did have to perform. I don't care what you look like. (27:03–27:13)

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Asserts that the military does not prioritize skin color in its evaluations.

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“The American people still believe that the United States military is the most trusted, most respected institution in government.”
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“There was an interesting poll not that long ago that showed that if somebody were talking about going to war, if political figures said…”
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“We are the highest educated military in the world.”
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“Our sergeants go to training schools and often more schools and get education.”
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“Same with our officers. You never stop getting educated in the military.”
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“That sets us apart, I think, from every other military in the world.”
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“The National Guard [in Los Angeles] is not helpful; they're causing problems, not fixing problems.”
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“There are kinds of missions that the United States military and the National Guard can do: engineering, building things, logistics, medical.”
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“I think it's terrible that now sometimes we're getting into this notion that there are Republican generals and Democrat generals.”
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“There's a problem with [jamming in] a social set of norms outside of the meritocracy of what the military does.”
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“Get rid of this notion of... watered down meritocracy which does not work.”
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“It's in the top three of the reasons people can't get into the military.”
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“We have a literacy crisis in America that will, I think, shatter.”
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“We have all of these students who are graduating who can't read well enough to pass a military test.”
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“I want you to recruit from every population in America.”
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“If you don't meet the minimum standard, you lose the faith of the people around you.”
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“No school should be able to prohibit a military recruiting recruiter from showing up.”
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“Congress has completely abdicated its role and responsibility in declaring war or anything short of war.”
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“Members of Congress didn't wanna vote on [war authorization] because they wouldn't have to go home and explain it.”
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