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Several books on the U.S. Navy’s Professional Reading Program that provoked outrage last year were absent in an updated reading list released Friday.

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Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute Command Master Chief Logan Johnson leads Sailors in reaffirming the oath of enlistment during a stand-down for countering extremism in the ranks, March 2, 2021.  Key Takeaways Recommending that sailors read books that trash the Constitution and denounce the country as irredeemably racist is not just absurd—it’s downright dangerous. Why recommend books staking out extremist positions when the Navy is newly embarked on an effort to drive political extremism from its ranks? American sailors swear an oath to defend ...

Navy Refuses to Remove ‘Anti-American’ Books From Reading List for Sailors The U.S. Navy has said it will not remove certain books from its recommended reading list after Republican lawmakers raised concerns about their “anti-American” content. On Feb. 23, the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday released the latest version of the Professional Reading Program (CNO-PRP), which provides a regularly updated list of recommended books as part of the Navy’s effort to help develop the professionalism of all sailors. Most of the current 48 CNO-PRP titles cover topics relevant to th...

As a Retired Black Naval Officer, I Believe the Push to Rename Ships Goes Too Far The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chancellorsville steams alongside the USS Ronald Reagan before a pass in review as part of the Republic of Korea International Fleet Review (IFR) 2018.(U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Martin) 16 Feb 2021 Military.com | By S.O. Rasbury Retired Lt. Cmdr. S. O. Rasbury is a former naval aviator who now flies for a major airline. As the Navy considers renaming a couple of its ships of th...