Posted on 06/09/2017 2:14:53 AM PDT by markomalley
The Army and Marine Corps are asking top Pentagon officials for a delay of up to two years in bringing transgender recruits into the military.
Under the Obama administration, the services were given a deadline of July 1 to fully develop policies that would permit transgender recruits to join up, but now those same services are asking for a long delay.
The Army in particular is concerned about the ability of transgenders to deploy to war zones while receiving transition treatments, three government officials told USA Today. The Navy, on the other hand, is prepared to implement Obama administration policy for accepting transgender recruits on July 1.
Obama administration policies still in play from June 2016 allow transgenders already in the military to serve, but Secretary of Defense James Mattis has yet to make a decision on the status of new transgender recruits, in effect ignoring a lot of advocacy from pro-LGBT groups. These groups fear the deadline for acceptance could be pushed back indefinitely. Several retired generals have also asked Mattis not to delay in accepting transgender recruits.
Conservative leaders, however, signed a memo on May 16, urging Mattis to suspend and subsequently rescind policies allowing transgenders to serve in the military and also to pull funding for LGBT events, as they don’t strengthen military readiness.
“President Trump has mandated that his Administration restore the strength of our military,” conservative leaders argued. “We, and most Americans appreciate the steps taken to reinstate the priorities Secretary of Defense (James) Mattis noted during his confirmation hearing: mission readiness, command proficiency, and combat effectiveness.”
“The process of strengthening our military will not succeed, however, if military service personnel have to contend with problematic military/social policies imposed by the Obama Administration – policies that actually impede mission readiness, command proficiency, and combat effectiveness,” the letter continued.
In the meantime, LGBT issues in other arenas are moving along at a steady pace in the military, due to Obama administration holdovers in the Pentagon, specifically Anthony M. Kurta, who is currently performing the duties of the under secretary for personnel and readiness. Kurta issued a LGBT Pride event announcement on June 2, which encourages LGBT events during duty hours.
Why a delay? Just cancel it outright.
What would stop a group, say ISIS supporters, from getting their sympathizers to join our military to conduct these costly operations so as to waste the limited medical budgets that our Services have? Then, when they’re clipped they could carry out terrorist attacks or espionage. This whole transgender topic is a deliberate distraction from why we even have a military.
I’m almost glad my father (USMC 1943-1965) isn’t alive to see this.
This crazy leftist nonsense should have been ended the minute James Mattis was sworn in as Secretary of Defense.
Absolutely ! All that garbage should be done away with. Trangendered and want to join the military? Europe’s hiring!
The Navy and the Air Force?
“Come join us, mentally disturbed sex perverts. We need even more bullsh*t Leftist PC social engineering to finish off our combat readiness.”
Dittos on that! Both my parents, WWII Veterans, went to be with Jesus a few years ago. . . the news was getting to be disturbing to them then. We are seeing the revisiting of Sodom and Gomorrah before our very eyes. Everyone. . .be ready. . .we don't know the time or day, but the signs are coming at a record pace. http://www.thereishopeinjesus.com/
Shouldn’t be accepting them they are sick individuals....
I have no problem with LGBT.
We **ARE** talking Liquor, Guns, Bacon, and Tits, right ??? (evil grin)
My daughter has a former high school classmate who is transgender. When I see this person’s posts on Face Book it’s abundantly clear that a few screws are missing. This change has certainly not made he/she a happy person just bitter and miserable. He/she desperately needs some psychiatric help.
Male to female trannies duty station Adak
Female to male trannies Attu
At bimonthly intervals, they can join for socials
Why in the world would they accept them at all! Expect an increase in blanket parties!
Do you really want to give the mentally ill a loaded weapon?
Same deal as with "queers in the military".
The trans community faces higher suicide attempt rates than almost every other demographic: 40 percent of transgender adults reported having tried to kill themselves, according to the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey.
Ninety-two percent of those made the attempt before the age of 25.
Same here. My Dad, career US Army, 1941-1966, would be spinning in his grave.
Deviant freaks with guns and fingers on launch buttons. What could possibly go wrong?
I think this is the first volley in an effort to stop it outright.
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