The Pentagon released its updated guidelines on extremist activity on Monday and said the number of active service members engaging in extremism is on the rise. The news comes about one year after some military members participated in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
About 100 current service members — both active duty and reserve — participated in prohibited extremist activity in 2021, officials said. They said the number was up from the "low-double digits" of previous years, which they attributed to better data collection and the rise in domestic extremist activity in society.
