“This particular government is no friend of the military. The whole DEI, radical progressive movement is forced on it,” says Maj. (ret'd) Barbara Krasij-Maisonneuve.Photo by Courtesy Barbara Krasij-Maisonneuve

Canadian Forces need to recruit warriors, not DEI hires: retired major

'For 20-30 years, we didn't get the job because we were women and now we're getting it just because we're women. This is not progress'

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Last month, while we noshed on southern-style fried chicken at a roadside eatery in Augusta, Ga., our upbeat waitress informed me she was joining the army to go to dentistry school. “Yeah, the military will pay my tuition, and then I’ll serve,” she explained. “It was a great career path for my dad.”

J.D. Vance, America’s vice-president-elect, tells a similar story. After high school, Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Using the G.I. Bill — a law that provides benefits for military veterans — Vance went on to study at Ohio State University.

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