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Posted on 07/29/2025 6:10:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
In the weeks surrounding Trump’s inauguration, the left-wing media insisted the administration’s effort to remove trans troops from the military would weaken the force — some outlets fearmongered that up to 15,000 service members would be booted. But numbers recently obtained by journalist Chris Bray from the Department of Defense indicate that only four “transgender servicemembers” have been “removed from the military so far under the new Trump administration policy.”
In May, the Department of Defense released a memo laying out how “Service members who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria may elect to separate voluntarily.” At the time, the agency estimated 1,000 troops who self-identified as having gender dysphoria would “begin the voluntary separation process.” According to Bray’s reporting, citing a DoD official, of 1,404 troops who self-identified as of May, only four have completed the process of separation. The rest are “pending.”
Nonetheless, as Bray also notes, the media will surely continue pushing the claim that Trump’s efforts to “prioritize military excellence” will boot “thousands” from the force.
“Abruptly discharging 15,000-plus service members, especially given that the military’s recruiting targets fell short by 41,000 recruits last year, adds administrative burdens to war fighting units, harms unit cohesion, and aggravates critical skill gaps,” Rachel Branaman, executive director of LGBT activist group Modern Military Association of America, told The Times after Trump was elected. “There would be a significant financial cost, as well as a loss of experience and leadership that will take possibly 20 years and billions of dollars to replace.”
Bray has pointed out that the 15,000 estimate is from a...
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In other words they lied.
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You mean we didn’t have a whole division???
One of the advantages of claiming “trans.” You can switch back at your convenience.
I suspect most were like the attention-needy teenagers, just following faddish trend. I suspect the majority will straighten up and trade the lipstick and mascara for face camo.
Military service is about setting oneself aside for the needs of your crew and country, not using the taxpayers for free junk alterations.
Typical Democrat lies
the tell all of the time
“”up to 15,000 service members would be booted.””
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Drama queers gotta drama...
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Am I wrong?
To be true, 1 is enough to gum up the works.
Is one of em named Klinger?
The media can only see the world through the social bubble they live in.
We knew the number total BS and so did Trump.
Almost all of these people are simply autogynophiles. Men who get a sexual kick out of presenting themselves at “women” in public. It’s a psychological disorder.
15000 never was plausible.
Lefists are lying liars. who lie.
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