Recruitment Crisis, Explained: US Navy Names Drag Queen as 'Digital Ambassador'

The Navy promoted a "non-binary" drag queen to be a "digital ambassador" in an effort to attract younger Americans amid recruitment shortages in the military. Joshua Kelley, an active sailor, announced on TikTok in November that the Navy invited him to be its first "digital ambassador." Kelley uses the stage name Harpy Daniels and has performed on Navy ships since 2018, according to the Daily Mail. He claims to be an "advocate" for people who "were oppressed for years in the service." The program for digital ambassadors ran from October...