There is a clear divide both within the United States and between the U.S. The neo-fascist organization has broadened its targets too, to include abortion-rights activists and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Dozens of Proud Boys have been charged for their role in the Capitol Riot, and several have already pleaded guilty. In the United States however, which lacks a legal statute for domestic terrorism, there are now more Proud Boys chapters than there were on January 6, 2021. This includes the Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, and the Proud Boys, the last of which has been designated as a terrorist organization by Canada and New Zealand. Not only were current and former servicemembers part of the mob on January 6, but current and former military personnel and law enforcement officers are known to have played active roles in groups that helped organize and instigate the insurrection. When individuals with military training and combat experience join extremist groups, they serve as force multipliers, bringing with them expertise in military tactics, marksmanship, operational planning, and bombmaking skills. According to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the percentage of all domestic terrorist incidents linked to active-duty and reserve personnel rose in 2020 to 6.4 percent, up from 1.5 percent in 2019 and none in 2018. Capitol have some form of military experience, including active servicemembers, reservists, Guard members and veterans across multiple armed services. Approximately 13% of the 843 people arrested for involvement with the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Department of Defense titled “Evaluation of Department of Defense Efforts to Address Ideological Extremism Within the Armed Forces,” there have been at least nine incidents where active or former servicemembers have been charged with crimes linked to, or motivated by, racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE).
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military and Department of Defense were aided, in part, by the Counter Extremism Working Group (CEWG) ( full disclosure: team members from The Soufan Center were invited to take part in early discussions between the CEWG and academics/scholars studying violent extremism and domestic terrorism).Īccording to a report by the Inspector General at the U.S. Efforts to take a closer look at extremism within the ranks of the U.S. Trust between members of America’s diverse military is a critical asset for the force, while at the same time it serves as a powerful demonstration of American values for foreign audiences.
Far from performative, many commanders and leaders within the Department of Defense see efforts to prevent extremism as important to maintaining good order and discipline and ensuring the military is prepared to fight and win the nation’s wars. Rather than seriously investigating the challenge of extremism in the ranks, some lawmakers opt to throw around phrases like “woke military,” suggesting that rooting out violent extremists fueled by hate from the armed services is somehow performative. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) states that the SASC believes “spending additional time and resources to combat exceptionally rare instances of extremism in the military is an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds and should be discontinued by the Department of Defense immediately.” Although the committee report is not legally binding, it shows that like many other issues in the United States, preventing extremism in the military has become a partisan dispute. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) recently called upon the Pentagon to end programs aimed at preventing extremism in the ranks. and its allies over the severity of the threat posed by far-right violent extremism. There is a clear divide both within the United States and between the U.S.allies like Canada and New Zealand have designated the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization, in the United States, there are now more Proud Boys chapters than there were on January 6, 2021. Numerous former or active servicemembers were charged with crimes related to racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism, while a percentage of those arrested for their role in the January 6 insurrection also had military ties.The Senate Armed Services Committee recently called upon the United States Department of Defense to discontinue programs aimed at preventing extremism in the ranks.
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