CMR E-Notes

Issue 68: May 2022

This edition of CMR E-Notes spotlights an important issue that we have been following for a long time. Ever since the Obama Administration decided to assign women to formerly all-male direct ground combat units such as the infantry, the Army has not been able to deliver on repeated... Read More

18 May 22

Issue 67: February 2022

This edition of CMR E-Notes calls out several examples of “woke-ism” in the Department of Defense. The DoD’s recently released report on Extremism in the Armed Forces , for example, is skewed by leftist political forces who label any expression of dissent as... Read More

18 Feb 22

Issue 66: January 2022

This edition of CMR E-Notes reports the huge challenges that lie ahead. This year, CMR intends to challenge lawmakers, candidates, and policy makers to endorse and pursue sound policies that will strengthen our military instead of weakening it. Going on the offensive, CMR has... Read More

27 Jan 22

Issue 65: June 2021

This edition of CMR E-Notes highlights news about major issues of concern to CMR for many years, and latest developments in the hottest issue going: critical race theory instructions and indoctrination in the military. CRT programs divide and demoralize participants with... Read More

30 Jun 21

Issue 64: February 2021

This edition of CMR E-Notes reports on and analyzes only some of the harmful things that are being done to our military by the newly inaugurated administration of Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris . From irresponsible executive orders reversing sound policies, to mandatory... Read More

24 Feb 21

Issue 63: October 2020

The 2020 Presidential Election is approaching fast, and issues of concern to CMR are in the news. Interested observers may have noticed a concerted campaign to attack President Trump on matters of national defense, and to separate him from the troops he leads. This edition of CMR... Read More

16 Oct 20

Issue 62: August 2020

The corona virus crisis continues to prevent public business in the nation's capital, but sometimes a suspension of congressional activity is not a bad thing. Take, for example, legislation to "Draft Our Daughters," which was not taken up, for now. The articles below report news... Read More

20 Aug 20

Issue 61: May 2020

While the nation focuses on a single issue -- the Coronavirus Crisis -- the nation's Capital in Washington, D.C., is mostly deserted. Still, national defense issues of concern to CMR are not going away. Key votes on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2021 will be coming up... Read More

14 May 20

Issue 60: February 2020

This edition of CMR E-Notes highlights several issues that did not go away during the impeachment ordeal. There are several developments of concern: House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) has announced his top priority: legislation allowing transgender... Read More

14 Feb 20

Issue 59: November 2019

Subject: New Army Combat Fitness Test Fails Women and Men The nation’s Capital is somewhat distracted right now, but CMR is keeping a close eye on policy decisions affecting our military. In the past year we have seen signs of trouble on two main tracks – sexual misconduct... Read More

04 Nov 19