A former space commander is on a mission to root out DEI training so American soldiers 'can simply be focused on warfighting in a relatively apolitical workplace.'. Lt Col Matt Lohmeier led the 11th Space Warning Squadron in the Space Force in 2020 before being fired a year later for criticizing the Biden-Harris administration agenda, which also resulting in a loss of pension.
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But last month Lohmeier was surprisingly rehired by Donald Trump. The position came during a rally in North Carolina where Lohmeier thanked the now elect-president for saying that he 'would fire those few woke generals who are a big problem.'. He then asked Trump if he would 'setup a special task force office or position to ensure that these monsters never return to the Defense Department.'.
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Trump instantly responded: ''They're gone! I'm gonna put you on that task force.'. Lohmeier told DailyMail.com that the encounter was 'unscripted and unplanned.'. 'I didn't know at the time what that meant,' he said. 'I didn't know if I'd simply join a larger team of people working on it, if I'd be put in charge of a task force, and I suppose all of that remains to be seen, and there's nothing to say about it publicly just yet.'.
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He is now thinking of ways, 'in which I might get involved in trying to restore accountability in the military and to eliminate the DEI diversity equity, inclusion training I was critical of. '. Matt Lohmeier, who was a high-ranking officer in the Space Force before losing his job in 2021 over comments about diversity (Supplied/Matt Lohmeier).
![[Lohmeier wrote a book explaining his views on DEI training in 2021 (Supplied/Matt Lohmeier)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/15/23/92111063-14087049-Lohmeier_wrote_a_book_explaining_his_views_on_DEI_training_in_20-m-4_1731714353343.jpg)
