Lloyd Austin on Civil Rights

Troops need to help stamp out extremism in the ranks

Austin said he wants service members to revisit their oaths to the Constitution. "Read those words again," he said. "Consider what they really mean."

"We have serious commitments around the world, and people depend on us," Austin said. "So we can't afford actions and behavior that are at odds with our values and that undermine good order and discipline, that harm or harass or otherwise violate the oath that we share, and the bonds of trust upon which we all rely."