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Ryan Denniston's avatar

"The Pentagon, which Trump insisted advised him to institute the ban, was caught by surprise, apparently entirely unaware Trump’s action was in the works. "

If the Pentagon didn't see this coming, I have serious questions about their capacity for long range planning and threat assessment.

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Question Cat's avatar

I think if I'm in Trump's army, I tell them I'm trans, even if I'm not. Bye.

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marxalot's avatar

I don’t suppose that readiness report mentioned how many of those unmarried female recruits became pregnant involuntarily? if we are considering the moral implications of that statistic.

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ElderlyLoudCatWomyn's avatar

If the far right gets its entire wish list - no trans, no gay, no lesbian, no women on front lines or no women at all, and no noncitizens - then the readiness of the US military will tank. None of the articles I've read, including this one, talk about what a difficult time the military is having attracting recruits in the midst of one of the longest labor shortages in modern times.

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Hunk's avatar

Service members will tell you over and over again, they don't care if the person in the foxhole with them is gay, a woman, black, muslim, atheist, trans, latino, --- none of that matters so long as the soldier has their back. And they know first hand NONE of those characteristics precludes someone from having their back.

This is all about feelings. Whenever white christian cishet superiority isn't paraded and praised they get the sads. Seeing anyone except cishet white men in the military gives them the sads.

It has NEVER had anything to do with readiness. It has to do with maintaining stereotypes. It has always been about safeguarding the feelings of shallow, insecure, straight white christian cis men, who cannot go a whole 5 minutes without being the center of attention.

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Regret's avatar

"Nearly 40% of the pregnant females in the III Corps at Fort Hood are unmarried. This is an alarming figure not only because of its moral implications but also because of the readiness issues involved. [emphasis Wonkette’s]"

Wait, how does being married improve readiness?

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JCfromNC's avatar

// Nearly 40% of the pregnant females in the III Corps at Fort Hood are unmarried. This is an alarming figure not only because of its moral implications but also because of the readiness issues involved. [emphasis Wonkette’s] //

I have all ideas that the "moral implications" line is an artifact of the Christofascist attempted takeover of the armed forces, particularly the USAF.

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honey the monster's avatar

I've got to be honest, if it weren't for the animus behind this and also the economic conscription dynamic, I wouldn't have a problem with it in theory. Voluntary military service in this country is the American Hunger Games

Let cishet white men fight their own stupid wars. Let the old ones that start them get drafted. Fight it out with pocketknives, IDGAF.

But it's not just about that, is it? And there's the rub.

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JCfromNC's avatar

Even when you have a draft, the poor end up answering the call while the rich and or connected turn up with doctors' letters that assert mysterious aliments that somehow have never limited any of their other activities, but absolutely would interfere with their serving in the military.

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Hunk's avatar

Draftees also make terrible soldiers. They aren't good at any of the aspect of war, and they have a very difficult time killing.

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Ryan's avatar

Can't thank you enough for your work here, and sent this article along to several sympathetic activists and servicemembers. Trump's planned removal of Trans personnel would indeed deal a devastating blow to readiness and force retention, quite the opposite of what he and his cult think it would accomplish. Disposing of people who are among the best and most devoted in the armed forces dishonors our contributions and would demonstrate to the world another example of the cruelty and hypocrisy they understandably believe we're selling. There are awful things I feel like saying, but I'll leave it at this.

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The_Shadout_Mapes's avatar

This will result in deaths. Losing TriCare for themselves and their dependents, losing access to the VA, their retirement, benefits like the GI Bill for school and VA loans for housing, the PX/BX and Commissary, reenlistment bonuses - all of those affect quality of life. This is cruelty for cruelty’s sake. This is hate. This is capital e Evil.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

At the rate they're going, the only people who will be able to give their lives for their country when Chump starts his inevitable war will be white, Christian MAGAs.

So, Ruth...

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JCfromNC's avatar

That's okay, by that point so many of the white Christian MAGAs will be living in such abject poverty (along with the rest of us non-1%ers) that they'll be signing up in droves just have clothes on their backs and food in their bellies.

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DemoCat's avatar

It’s never about saving money. Not really. It’s about discriminating against people conservatives do not like. I wonder if Nancy Mace will argue trans people in government make conservatives uncomfortable, and should be banned. So guns are good, mandating the Bible in public schools is good, officials with sex crime histories are cool, but trans people are unacceptable. Got it.

My dad, who was imperfect but a good man, despised Trump. Sadly, he died in 2019 one year before Biden’s win. But at least he didn’t have to endure another round of this cruel bullshit.

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"M"'s avatar

So sorry for your loss, DC

🖤

😞

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Crip Dyke. Donold doing Putin's bidding? Yes, most likely, in this and all things.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

If someone wants to hit us, January 21, 2025 is the day. Chump's not giving up his unlimited transition team grifting just to get his people ready to go. On January 20, they can start FBI background checks, followed by getting them set up with their government computer accounts.

And, while they're getting their new email addresses and password, they can start the security clearance checks. Then, they can start figuring out how to do their jobs with everyone who had that knowledge gone and demonized.

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OrdinaryJoe's avatar

The madness of morons. SMH

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Kmcd's avatar

Tulsi Gabbard looks like a guy to me. I think her genitals should be checked as part of her confirmation hearing.

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Free beach's avatar

She better start using men’s bathrooms.

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Lefty Wright's avatar

Cis women stand a thousand times more chance of being assaulted by cis men in the military than by a trans woman. Actual odds are probably higher than that considering the small number of trans women in the military. I wonder if there is a documented case of a cis woman assaulted by a trans woman in the military. So this lie is as obvious as the lies about post birth abortion or an elementary school sending a kid, with or without a parent's permission, to the hospital for a sex change operation. But the Trump cult will swear it's true, just do your research. Without ever citing a documented case of any of their claims. Saying like Trump does, lots of people or big strong doctors with tears in their eyes admitting to killing month old healthy babies or dragging a crying 8 year old boy into the operating room and cutting off his dick. Then calling us delusional for not believing them. Oh, don't forget the furries and kitty litter potties in elementary school. Or CRT, "woke", or any of the other non-existent crap these sociopathic liars dream up.

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