Does the US Military Still Want People of Color to Join Up?--the evidence

Kevin A. Thompson
March 18, 2025

Photo: Military Service Members Honored During Chicago Bears Game, 2014, Wikimedia Commons

Does the US military still want People of Color to join up? From the removal of a qualified Black four-star general to the cancelling recruiting events at a convention of Black engineers, the removal of media about Navajo Code Talkers, Native soldiers at Iwo Jima, Black heroes buried at Arlington and cancelling an event of US Marine bands playing a concert with aspiring teenage musicians; all in the name of "anti-DEI"?

Are President Trump and his Secretary of State, Pete Hesgeth, aiming to create an all-White military and federal government?

What do the recruiting ads actually show online?

Click the links to current federal and military recruiting pages:

US Navy Recruiting

US Army Recruiting

US Air Force Recruiting

US Marine Corp

US Coast Guard

ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms)

US Secret Service

US Space Force