By the Numbers: 1 April 2019
22%
The percentage of Service members who participated in a Military Times survey last fall who reported having seen "signs of white nationalism or racist ideology within the armed forces," according to a recent Military Times article, White nationalism remains a problem for the military, poll suggests. "Among non-white service members in the poll, incidents of racism and racist ideology increased from 42 percent in 2017 to more than half those surveyed in 2018."
According to survey respondents, problematic signs included "casual use of racial slurs and anti-Semitic language, display of the Confederate flag despite complaints from other troops, swastikas drawn in bathrooms in combat zones, and tattoos known to be connected with white power propaganda."
22%
The percentage of Service members who participated in a Military Times survey last fall who reported having seen "signs of white nationalism or racist ideology within the armed forces," according to a recent Military Times article, White nationalism remains a problem for the military, poll suggests. "Among non-white service members in the poll, incidents of racism and racist ideology increased from 42 percent in 2017 to more than half those surveyed in 2018."
According to survey respondents, problematic signs included "casual use of racial slurs and anti-Semitic language, display of the Confederate flag despite complaints from other troops, swastikas drawn in bathrooms in combat zones, and tattoos known to be connected with white power propaganda."