Pentagon unveils new rules on ‘extremism’ following January 6 riot — even ‘liking’ a social media post could land a service member in trouble
The Pentagon issued new rules this week outlining what constitutes prohibited extremist behavior in military ranks and what will be the procedure for handling such behavior, the Associated Press reported.
The new rules, officially issued Monday, come nearly a year after some current and former service members participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, triggering a broad Department of Defense review.
Shortly after the Capitol riot, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also ordered an unprecedented one-day stand-down for all branches of the military to discuss the problem of extremism and extremist ideology in the ranks. The reported purpose for the stand-down was so that military leaders could gain a better grasp on the scope of the problem.
The Pentagon claimed that extremist behavior is on the rise within the military ranks, noting that roughly 100 substantiated cases of extremist activity have been documented in the past year, an increase over previous years.- READ MORE
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