It clearly wasn't "certain branches." It is EVERY ASPECT OF HIS AGENDA.
He said this himself:
There is no aspect of our agenda of the 21st century leadership where the women and men of the Defense Department do not have a role — whether it’s helping curb the pandemic here at home and around the world; or addressing the real threats of climate change that already is costing us billions in impacts on our bases, on our national security; or being part of an ongoing fight for racial justice.
You are essential to how we must rethink and reprioritize our security to meet the challenges of this century, not the last.
All aspects of our leadership involve the DoD. Every policy agenda involves the DoD. What the hell else do you call that?
It clearly wasn't "certain branches." It is EVERY ASPECT OF HIS AGENDA.
He said this himself: There is no aspect of our agenda of the 21st century leadership where the women and men of the Defense Department do not have a role — whether it’s helping curb the pandemic here at home and around the world; or addressing the real threats of climate change that already is costing us billions in impacts on our bases, on our national security; or being part of an ongoing fight for racial justice.
You are essential to how we must rethink and reprioritize our security to meet the challenges of this century, not the last.
All aspects of our leadership involve the DoD. Every policy agenda involves the DoD. What the hell else do you call that?