by Wayne Finegar | Jan 23, 2025 | Conflation with Patriotism, Conscientious Objection, Holding the Line, Military, Military Shakeup, News, News from the HomeFront
The efforts to reshape the leadership of the Department of Defense and the military in the image of the new president continues even as the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense waits for the Senate to vote on it. On the 21st, it was announced that...
by Wayne Finegar | Jan 15, 2025 | Conscientious Objection, Holding the Line, Military, News, News from the HomeFront, War and Use of Military Force
by Chuck Fager, Quaker House Board Member As Pete Hegseth moves through his Senate confirmation hearing process to become the Secretary of Defense, my mind is full of questions. And the top query in the stack is, obviously: Why does Hegseth despise—or is it hate—...
by Wayne Finegar | Feb 7, 2024 | Holding the Line, Military, News, News from the HomeFront, Uncategorized
At the end of January and early February, there has been a flurry of reporting on issues related to the living conditions faced by active military participants. Promises are being made to the press and to Congress, but it is clear that these are long-standing issues...
by Wayne Finegar | Jan 10, 2024 | Holding the Line, Military, News, News from the HomeFront
At the end of November, we reported on the continuing concerns about extremism in the military. Shortly afterwards, a new report was released that updated numbers on recent actions by veterans or active participants. In fiscal year 2023 there were nearly 200...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 29, 2023 | Conflation with Patriotism, Holding the Line, Military, News, News from the HomeFront
While many of us were still digesting our Thanksgiving meals, the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota was being criticized for telling airmen not to attend the political rally of an extremist group called Turning Point Action. While it isn’t clear how official the...
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 16, 2023 | GI Rights Hotline, Holding the Line, Military, Moral Injury, News, News from the HomeFront, PTSD
At the end of October, the Department of Defense issued its Annual Report on Suicide in the Military for the 2022 calendar year. Since 2011 there has been a continued increase in the number of active duty deaths with the vast majority of those deaths (93.1%) seen...
