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| A Pentagon definition for extremism is imminent |
| 2021-10-26 |
| [Army Times] A progress report from the Defense Department’s Countering Extremism Working Group is about three months late, but it’s nearly done, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told Military Times on Monday. The report, originally due in July, is supposed to include a list of mid- and long-term efforts for the working group, as well as an update on their first three tasks, as laid out by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin back in April. “The report is nearing completion,” Kirby said, though there is no date nailed down for briefing the secretary and then announcing the results publicly, adding, “And it will, as we’ve talked about, it will include a new definition set of what extremist activity comprises.” "Voting Republican, thinking for oneself, denying White Supremacy sins, transphobia, ...." Previously, the DoD definition of extremist activity focused on planning, fundraising or other “active” participation in extremism groups, though membership was not banned. The new definition is expected to more specifically identify extremist behaviors, outside of a group setting, as several recent examples of extremist service members have been unaffiliated with an organization. Though the report is running behind, Kirby said that the working group has continued ahead with its tasks in the meantime. “They have set up processes, interdepartmental processes, to continue to work on this, Kirby said. “And one of the things that they already said they were going to try to do was another study on extremism, so the work continues.” In addition to the definition and a prevalence study, the working group will update procedures to screen for extremist sympathies in recruits and to educate transitioning service members about the possibility of being recruited by an extremist group after separation. In the meantime, DoD has funded outside research into best practices for dealing with extremism in the military A Rand Corp. report published in September recommended a handful of things the Pentagon is already looking at, including research into the current state of extremist views in the services, as well as means to handle the issue when it comes up. However, according to the report, “the military could better leverage existing violence prevention programs to prevent service members from becoming involved with extremist groups.” That same sentiment is reflected in another, privately-funded Rand report released Monday. Further down the road, Rand’s Monday report suggests, there will need to be a clear framework for dealing with troops who are found to fall under the new definition of extremism. “Ultimately, DoD will need to craft policies that govern the consequences for service members who are shown to have joined an extremist organization,” which could include discharge, the report continues, but could also involve interventions “designed to help individuals walk away from extremism.” Related: Rand Corp: 2018-06-06 US pushes NATO to ready more forces to deter Russian threat Rand Corp: 2018-04-02 Air Force May Approve Enlisted Pilots for First Time in 75 Years Rand Corp: 2017-10-03 Report: Hypersonic Missiles Could Trigger a War |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #22 Hmm.. Strategy Page had a "Delphi Like" prediction matrix in it's early days. So did Small Wars Journal |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-10-26 21:20 |
| #21 Ramd Corp has been a left hand of the Democratic Party since Vietnam |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-10-26 20:29 |
| #20 I am thinking the book was Shockwave Rider. And.... it has ties back to.... THE RAND CORPORATION https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shockwave_Rider The Shockwave Rider is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, originally published in 1975. It is notable for its hero's use of computer hacking skills to escape pursuit in a dystopian future, and for the coining of the word "worm" to describe a program that propagates itself through a computer network.[1][2] It also introduces the concept of a Delphi pool,[3] perhaps derived from the RAND Corporation's Delphi method – a futures market on world events which bears close resemblance to DARPA's controversial and cancelled Policy Analysis Market. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-10-26 20:24 |
| #19 "Everything in the party, nothing outside the party, nothing against the party." |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-10-26 17:37 |
| #18 ^ learn about Harvard Crimson Whi' S'premaciss Miasma Theory here |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-10-26 15:18 |
| #17 did you choose that nym or was it perhaps our host's most creative one yet? While our host no doubt inspired me -- perhaps the benign equivalent of the young Harvard Wakandan lass's Woke Miasma Theory -- I chose it with the help of MG's parents. Combine a pseudo-Wakandan given name (WTF is a white man doing, running around with a ghetto name like Merrick?) . As to "Ferret," aside from the alliterative ring, the image of a semi-feral rodent presented itself naturally with this one. Come to think of it, all of these bizarre characters resemble diminutive semi-feral rodents: (menstruating person) Tony Blinken-Marten Squirrelface Kamala Dr. Rachel Rodent, BootyGerbil, Czar of Canals & Tunnels and of course Fauci the Ur-Weasel |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-10-26 15:16 |
| #16 Yeah, next you'll think they'd have recruits march around in high heels. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-10-26 14:58 |
| #15 Merrick Ferret ('MF?'), did you choose that nym or was it perhaps our host's most creative one yet? 'Honoring' our AG as a sometimes-domesticated relative of a weasel. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-10-26 14:28 |
| #14 Ref #6: Please don't give DoD any ideas :-( |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-10-26 14:08 |
| #13 ^#6 Matt - that comment is a keeper, for sure. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-10-26 14:06 |
| #12 *snort* That's back when FJB was In His Prime. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-10-26 13:47 |
| #11 ^ I hear it inspired Roosevelt's televised fireside chats |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-10-26 13:34 |
| #10 Pretty sure the Sci Fi novel was a John Brunner one. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-10-26 13:32 |
| #9 The best outcome I can see here is that Power Point preparation gets classified as an extremist activity. But that's a lot to hope for. Maybe we can dig up a Power Point of Jackson explaining his flanking maneuver at Chancellorsville to Lee. |
| Posted by: Matt 2021-10-26 13:23 |
| #8 But what if extremist is chosen as one's pronoun? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-10-26 13:21 |
| #7 There was a SciFi story about that in the late 60s or the early 70s with spec ops in tutus... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-10-26 13:09 |
| #6 We need to purge the military of all people who have violent tendencies. Replace pugil stick drills with baton twirling contests. |
| Posted by: Matt 2021-10-26 12:55 |
| #5 Defense Department’s Countering Extremism |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-10-26 12:19 |
| #4 Here it comes. Behold our mighty PowerPoint! |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-10-26 11:52 |
| #3 "Any position different from the currently approved one." |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-10-26 10:12 |
| #2 The definition will be fluid like the freaks it is intended to protect. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-10-26 06:51 |
| #1 If you served here or visited from 1836 to the present day, you were, or likely are an extremist. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-10-26 06:50 |