When I was a platoon leader, I had two trans Soldiers in my platoon; two of the most motivated & high-quality Soldiers I’ve observed.
Around 15k service members are trans. Expelling trained & capable SM’s harms national security.
Most importantly, it’s immoral & goes against our national values.
Around 15k service members are trans. Expelling trained & capable SM’s harms national security.
Most importantly, it’s immoral & goes against our national values.
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Erin Reed
News has just broke that Trump plans to eject trans people from the military within days of inauguration.
Trans servicemembers who have served 19 years will lose their pensions and healthcare.
This is obscene. They served our country, and will be kicked to the side like trash.
Trans servicemembers who have served 19 years will lose their pensions and healthcare.
This is obscene. They served our country, and will be kicked to the side like trash.
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This is not something the 🍊💩 or his family will ever know. With the election of him I am sure our values have swung towards H8. We need to compensate for it with compassion and love.
Cost to transition Mil. to Contractor:
Must pay retirement & benefits for life. Salary remains at 1/2 to 2/3.
Contractor cost is 3-5 times higher. Mil pay of $100,000 means $400,000 contractor.
$350,000*15,000
$5.25 billion yearly cost to taxpayers for zero benefit.
every person who is willing to sacrifice their life for all citizens of the USA, to put their private life at the service of the military and to fight for their comrades in war should not be insulted like Trump is currently doing. It is terrible, inhumane and an insult.
#TraitorTrump #PutinPuppet
And his minions quickly to the curb
Also Trump: Trans people are not fit to serve in the military.
The guy is a walking contradiction.
And (from other sources) Trump only won 49 percent. More people voted for people other than him.
Https://election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general-election-turnout/
Wonder if that's why they're calling up disabled vets to see if they want to re-enlist... few relatives/etc have had calls trying to get them back in--to replace all the people they figure will be kicked out.
https://www.thetaskforce.org/news/new-study-finds-transgender-people-twice-as-likely-to-serve-in-military/
“Unless they’re trans. Or gay. Or black. Or Muslim. Or they were a prisoner of war.”
Deplorable.
Or the WWII vets with PTSD
No one even remembers the Korean War vets
We all know how the military used Vietnam vets in that meat grinder
Etc
This country loves the idea of mighty warriors, it freaking hates the real people in uniform
With a criminal as elected POTUS
He’s harming the National Security of America too, but obviously he doesn’t care. Americas enemies are watching 😱
"I am not aware of any, sir, it is none of my business."
Less time than it took for Howard Beale to get ejected.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2024/07/09/army-10th-mountain-recruiting-struggles
Which may be the whole point. I smell Putin in this scheme.
That’s what happens when you don’t take an election seriously. Got what you voted for. Dems get on all media and wake up
Trump's vision of the armed forces is basically the January 6th mob, but with guns and tanks.
Brace yourself for more inane and un-American decrees. Trump is just getting warmed up.
I knew two gay men in the Navy when I served. They were friends. Someone reported them and they were kicked out
I'm sure Trump and his pals served in wartime and...............oh wait!!
Yeah, I don't know how these categories overlap. However, I think Putin is licking his chops at the thought of Trump firing
+/- 50% of the US military. He'll need to institute the draft to get his white, male army. Won't the dudebros be surprised?
But he may wish to sow chaos in the country to incite riots which he can then call out the military to quell.
It may sound better than it is.
2.8 million troops (https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-are-in-the-us-military-a-demographic-overview/)
15,000 trans people in the military (about 0.53%) is lower than the national percentage of trans people at just over 1% (https://usafacts.org/articles/what-percentage-of-the-us-population-is-transgender/)
Also found this showing that trans people are twice as likely to serve in the US armed forces than cis people https://www.thetaskforce.org/news/new-study-finds-transgender-people-twice-as-likely-to-serve-in-military/
"In his first term in office, Trump declared that the US would no longer 'accept or allow' trans people in the military, citing 'tremendous medical costs and disruption'...."
WTF....
Being a soldier requires you to trust your squad implicitly.