1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i FY2022 NDAA: Extremism in the Military Updated January 5, 2022 Background Government agencies and other experts have warned of an increasing threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States, efforts by supremacist
2、 and anti-government extremist groups to recruit those with military experience, and evidence of military-affiliated personnel membership and participation in these groups activities. Extremist and supremacist activity among military-affiliated personnel has been the subject of several congressional
3、 hearings and legislative proposals over the past few years. This issue received further attention following revelations that several alleged perpetrators of crimes at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, had military backgrounds. In response, the Department of Defense (DOD) increased efforts to add
4、ress these issues. In February 2021, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III issued an order for a 60-day DOD-wide stand down to address and discuss issues related to extremism followed on April 9 by the establishment of a working group to counter extremism. DOD released the Countering Extremist Activ
