Biden Admin Opposes Merit-Based Military Promotions, Wants Provisions for Race and Gender

July 12, 2023

by Virginia Kruta Daily Wire

President Joe Biden’s administration is fighting back against a new provision in the annual defense spending bill that would require military promotions to be based solely on merit rather than considering race or gender.

The White House responded to the proposed NDAA in a statement on July 10th, outlining a number of provisions the administration opposed – from the potential creation of a Space Force National Guard to the attempt to roll back some of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies that Biden had enacted at the beginning of his presidency.