Militarized family values ideology survived in the army even after religious language was removed

Evidence

The military scrubbed all overtly religious language from the video, but the family values ideology remained intact. Dobson believed that the fate of the family, and the nation, depended on men taking up proper leadership roles: “Folks, if America is going to survive, it will be because husbands and fathers begin to put their families at the highest level of priorities and reserve something of their time, effort and energy for leadership within their own homes.” Wickham concurred. “The readiness of our Army is directly related to the strength of our families,” he attested. “The stronger the family, the stronger the Army, because strong families improve our combat readiness.” — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 307

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the ‘immodesty’ moral-panic pieces where the ostensible religious/sexual concern fronts for political-institutional order. Also resonates with the Complaint article’s class/identity signaling analysis.