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Pentagon officially delays transgender troop enlistment policy
The Hill ^ | June 30, 2017 | Max Greenwood

Posted on 06/30/2017 7:17:16 PM PDT by jazusamo

Defense Secretary James Mattis decided Friday to delay for six months a plan that would allow transgender people to enlist in the military, The Associated Press reported.

In a memo, Mattis reportedly said that the six months would allow military leaders to ensure that the policy change will not disrupt the preparedness of the country's military forces.

The Army and Air Force had previously asked the Defense Department for a two-year wait period before transgender individuals are allowed to enlist.

Transgender people already serving in the military are currently allowed to do so openly, but no new recruits have been permitted to join.

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter lifted a longtime ban barring transgender people from serving in the military last year. At the time, he set a July 1, 2017 deadline for the military to allow transgender individuals to begin enlisting.

While that decision means that current service members cannot be discharged from the military for openly being transgender, it also put a hold on recent college graduates and others from beginning their service.

A group of 16 House Democrats had sent a letter to Mattis on Friday urging him not to delay accepting transgender recruits in the military ahead of the Saturday deadline.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; mattis; military; strac6; trannies; transgender
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To: jazusamo

Now how about letting the chaplain corps again evangelize about God and call Jesus by name ?


21 posted on 06/30/2017 8:48:49 PM PDT by stylin19a
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To: jazusamo

Why not just end the policy completely, honorably discharge all except the traitor Manning and move on. The military is not a lunatic left wing social lab. Get it right Mad Dog.


22 posted on 06/30/2017 8:50:02 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: stylin19a

Amen.


23 posted on 06/30/2017 8:50:59 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: ICE-FLYER

Ice, I am a retired Army Officer. I agree with you 100% but would take it even further to reinstate DADT and prohibit homosexual unions “marriages” in military chapels already dirtied by the concept.


24 posted on 06/30/2017 8:52:05 PM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: Uncle Sam 911

Agreed!


25 posted on 06/30/2017 8:54:52 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

People that can’t figure out which gender they belong to should not be in the military.

Mathis BUMP!


26 posted on 06/30/2017 9:07:18 PM PDT by upchuck (RIP, Democrat Party, 1776-2017, Protested itself to death. h/t DarkOne)
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To: realcleanguy

Very believable...LIBs/DIMs are the freaks of societies everywhere.


27 posted on 06/30/2017 9:18:28 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation camp?)
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To: jazusamo

Placemark.


28 posted on 06/30/2017 9:19:01 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. FraOh, stnklin)
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To: Uncle Sam 911

You’re right on that score. I was very angry that this is taking the same tact as last time whereby under the removal of DADT they set up this BS survey with live people and the last thing they asked was “Will you not be able to do your job or not do it by choice?” and of course the patriotic and loyal soldier, sailor and airman and Marine ALWAYS does their duty..>ALWAYS stands ready...they preyed upon that to then walk out and say “See...the military members support this!” It was a vicious betrayal and a horrific lie....They’re doing it again.


29 posted on 07/01/2017 7:09:06 AM PDT by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: ICE-FLYER

Thanks for that tid bit. On FR at the time there were some service members who posted about the bogus survey but I didn’t remember that part.


30 posted on 07/01/2017 3:46:28 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. FraOh, stnklin)
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