Overview
- Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson issued the criticism in a statement to Entertainment Weekly after being asked about the Netflix drama.
- Wilson said the military would not “compromise our standards to satisfy an ideological agenda,” describing Netflix leadership as feeding “woke garbage.”
- The statement follows Hegseth-era moves affecting LGBTQ service members, including a transgender service ban and the removal of Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy ship.
- Boots, inspired by Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine, premiered Oct. 9, stars Miles Heizer, and has consistently placed high on Netflix’s Top 10 with strong reviews.
- Netflix has not issued a substantive response to the Pentagon’s remarks, while online commentary questioned why the Defense Department weighed in on a TV series.