Restore the Military

Restore the Military

By Doug Truax and Will ThibeauArts
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Restore the Military episodes

  • Episode 2: The Truth About Women in Combat Units

    In 2015, the Marine Corps completed the most comprehensive study ever conducted on gender-integrated combat units. The results were unambiguous — and then they were ignored.

    Doug Truax and Will Thibeau break down the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force findings, what happened when the data collided with Obama-era policy, and why Congress is now attempting to legislate sex-neutral fitness standards into permanent law for the first time.

    They cover:

    • What the 2015 GCEITF study found — and why the Secretary of the Navy rejected it before the report was even released
    • How the Army Combat Fitness Test was redesigned to produce equal pass rates rather than measure combat capability
    • The specific legislative provisions in the FY2027 NDAA cycle — and why this is the highest-risk item going into conference
    • The fallback strategy if the combat exclusion gets stripped in negotiations
    • Why none of this gets easier with a Pacific theater conflict on the horizon

      • The Marine Corps did its job. Now it's Congress's turn.

      20 min
    • Episode 1: The Battle Over Merit in America's Military

      The Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in 2023. The service academies are still operating like it didn't happen.

      Doug Truax and Will Thibeau break down the legal exposure, the DEI architecture embedded across the Department of War by directive and instruction, and what a real statutory prohibition looks like — with enforcement teeth, audit authority, and consequences. The window to fix it before the next Court ruling is closing.

      15 min

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    Hosted by military veterans Doug Truax and Will Thibeau, Restore the Military podcast is designed to cut through Pentagon spin and focus on real legislative reform.