The British army is looking into a 'code of conduct' to prevent LGBT networks launching 'witchhunts' against military officers and soldiers, GB News can exclusively reveal.
Dr Kelvin Wright, who was forced to resign following an investigation into a Facebook post he shared, has revealed how since his resignation and subsequent investigation, some senior members have called for a code of conduct to be installed for such lobby groups to adhere to.
In an exclusive series for GBN members, we talk to Dr Kelvin about his experience and his views around DEI policies within the military.
In June 2023, Dr. Kelvin Wright, a 54-year-old Army Reservist Colonel with 14 years of distinguished service, resigned from the British Army following an investigation into a Facebook post he shared.
The post, from the campaign group Fair Play for Women, featured a quote by feminist Helen Joyce stating: "If women cannot stand in a public place and say 'men cannot be women', then we do not have women's rights at all." Dr. Wright shared this on his private Facebook account without additional commentary.
A junior officer alerted Dr. Wright that his post might conflict with the Ministry of Defence's transgender policies.
Subsequently, Army LGBT champions compiled a seven-page dossier on his behaviour and a formal investigation was initiated.
Feeling his "honour was attacked" and describing the investigation as "hellish," Dr. Wright chose to resign six years earlier than planned, a decision that adversely affected his pension.
Dr. Wright expressed deep concern over the Army's actions and has since discussed the proliferation of DEI policies within our key institutions.
Speaking exclusively to GB News, Dr Kelvin spoke of his concerns that our armed forces are now policing thought and speech.
Dr Kelvin said: "If someone hears and reports them because they were offended by a conversation they heard six feet down the corridor or at the bar in the junior ranks mess. We want to be encouraging that freedom of thought, that expression.
"That's where you spot your future leaders, those that can stand up, defend a viewpoint, argue a viewpoint, conciliate when they accept that someone makes a better point than and they are wrong.
"That's how you identify people who are going to run your services and your other big organizations for the future. So policing thought is totally wrong. And the sad thing is we've seen it increasingly in recent weeks and months. We've let criminals out of prison and put people in prison for social media memes."
He added the fight for our freedoms, including freedom of speech is a fundamental pillar of our armed forces, he added: "The principle of debate in the adult world is, I may say, something, you may disagree, and we will have that discussion. And that might be quite a vocal discussion. But at the end of the day, these soldiers, sailors and aircrew put their lives on the line to defend the right of you and I to disagree and to have that."
Speaking of the code of conduct installed after his investigation, Dr Kelvin explained: "In the rejection of my complaint they [MoD] have said that the LGBT networks and diversity networks need a code of conduct on how to behave".
Speaking on the code of conduct and the need for Britain's Armed Forces to enforce it, Dr Kelvin added: "It's hard to judge the future, but we've already seen early indicators from President Trump that he does not support the infiltration of his military with this ideology.
"Now, one of our greatest partners in interoperability is the Americans. And you can foresee problems from that ideological point of view. "How well will our partners therefore trust us if they feel that we've got this ideology which is coming before that?
"The main mission of defence, which, as you have said, ultimately it's to be lethal. The ultimate aim of the military is to defend the Crown and to bring lethal force down on the enemies of the crown."
He also questioned the army's recruitment of civil servants over military personnel.
He added: "We're at a time when we have the smallest army in history. The Ministry of Defence has 63,000 civil servants. The Army has 70,000. So we've got one civil servant for every trained soldier, an officer the RAF and the Navy combined have.
"I believe it's about 56 or 57,000 trained personnel. So, in fact, in the Mod we've got one civil servant for every two trained service persons. That can't be right."
A MOD Spokesperson said: "While personnel may face administrative action if they breach the Army’s social media policy, it is not the case that such action will result in dismissal from the Service or career-limiting sanctions.
"Service Complaints are the formal process for both serving personnel and veterans to raise a grievance about any aspect of their service. We do not comment on individual cases."
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Dr Kelvin Wright, who was forced to resign following an investigation into a Facebook post he shared, has revealed how since his resignation and subsequent investigation, some senior members have called for a code of conduct to be installed for such lobby groups to adhere to.
In an exclusive series for GBN members, we talk to Dr Kelvin about his experience and his views around DEI policies within the military.
In June 2023, Dr. Kelvin Wright, a 54-year-old Army Reservist Colonel with 14 years of distinguished service, resigned from the British Army following an investigation into a Facebook post he shared.
The post, from the campaign group Fair Play for Women, featured a quote by feminist Helen Joyce stating: "If women cannot stand in a public place and say 'men cannot be women', then we do not have women's rights at all." Dr. Wright shared this on his private Facebook account without additional commentary.
A junior officer alerted Dr. Wright that his post might conflict with the Ministry of Defence's transgender policies.
Subsequently, Army LGBT champions compiled a seven-page dossier on his behaviour and a formal investigation was initiated.
Feeling his "honour was attacked" and describing the investigation as "hellish," Dr. Wright chose to resign six years earlier than planned, a decision that adversely affected his pension.
Dr. Wright expressed deep concern over the Army's actions and has since discussed the proliferation of DEI policies within our key institutions.
Speaking exclusively to GB News, Dr Kelvin spoke of his concerns that our armed forces are now policing thought and speech.
Dr Kelvin said: "If someone hears and reports them because they were offended by a conversation they heard six feet down the corridor or at the bar in the junior ranks mess. We want to be encouraging that freedom of thought, that expression.
"That's where you spot your future leaders, those that can stand up, defend a viewpoint, argue a viewpoint, conciliate when they accept that someone makes a better point than and they are wrong.
"That's how you identify people who are going to run your services and your other big organizations for the future. So policing thought is totally wrong. And the sad thing is we've seen it increasingly in recent weeks and months. We've let criminals out of prison and put people in prison for social media memes."
He added the fight for our freedoms, including freedom of speech is a fundamental pillar of our armed forces, he added: "The principle of debate in the adult world is, I may say, something, you may disagree, and we will have that discussion. And that might be quite a vocal discussion. But at the end of the day, these soldiers, sailors and aircrew put their lives on the line to defend the right of you and I to disagree and to have that."
Speaking of the code of conduct installed after his investigation, Dr Kelvin explained: "In the rejection of my complaint they [MoD] have said that the LGBT networks and diversity networks need a code of conduct on how to behave".
Speaking on the code of conduct and the need for Britain's Armed Forces to enforce it, Dr Kelvin added: "It's hard to judge the future, but we've already seen early indicators from President Trump that he does not support the infiltration of his military with this ideology.
"Now, one of our greatest partners in interoperability is the Americans. And you can foresee problems from that ideological point of view. "How well will our partners therefore trust us if they feel that we've got this ideology which is coming before that?
"The main mission of defence, which, as you have said, ultimately it's to be lethal. The ultimate aim of the military is to defend the Crown and to bring lethal force down on the enemies of the crown."
He also questioned the army's recruitment of civil servants over military personnel.
He added: "We're at a time when we have the smallest army in history. The Ministry of Defence has 63,000 civil servants. The Army has 70,000. So we've got one civil servant for every trained soldier, an officer the RAF and the Navy combined have.
"I believe it's about 56 or 57,000 trained personnel. So, in fact, in the Mod we've got one civil servant for every two trained service persons. That can't be right."
A MOD Spokesperson said: "While personnel may face administrative action if they breach the Army’s social media policy, it is not the case that such action will result in dismissal from the Service or career-limiting sanctions.
"Service Complaints are the formal process for both serving personnel and veterans to raise a grievance about any aspect of their service. We do not comment on individual cases."
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