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The Pentagon could be poised for a rapid about-face under the Trump administration, with the Obama administration's push for social reform surrendering to what could be an old-school emphasis on combat readiness and the spirit of the United States military, experts told FoxNews.com.
Under President Obama, the military sought to integrate transgender persons into the ranks, allow women into special operations forces and purge the nomenclature of gender-specific words, adopting what some critics say was a "politically correct" liberal agenda. That's a contrast to the traditional U.S. military approach.
In addition, some Navy ships have been named for civil rights activists. And while the Obama administration has taken an inclusive approach on some issues, it has also worked to minimize expressions of Christianity in the ranks. For example, several officers have been disciplined for displaying Bibles or gospel verses in their quarters.
Veterans and military experts told FoxNews.com that, while some of Obama's civil rights advancements may be locked in, neither Trump nor his choice for secretary of defense, Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis, are likely to make social experimentation a priority.
Source: Fox News
(Score: 2) by nobu_the_bard on Friday January 13 2017, @09:58PM
Not that I totally agree with anyone involved with how the military is run for the most part, but naming battleships after civil rights activists sounds kind of terrible. Battleships are not known for their fairness or courageous nonviolent resistance or what have you.
I looked a couple of the names up -
Lucy Stone
Sojourner Truth
Earl Warren
John Lewis
I kind of get some of this (Lucy Stone would maybe have liked women in combat roles in the military, at least, not sure if she'd have liked having a battleship named after her..) but I still think those are some weirdly named battleships ... also isn't John Lewis still alive?
Granted if they let me name them they'd have some potentially stranger Iain Banks inspired names.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Username on Friday January 13 2017, @10:25PM
Well it would be kinda funny to have the USS Jesse Jackson bombing Africans back to the stone age. Could get a USS Clock Boy for bombing Arabs.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 13 2017, @11:35PM
The USS Abbie Hoffman would be a really fun ship.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @12:18AM
Regardless of their backstory, those are all strong sounding names.
Sojourner Truth is an especially kickass name.
I always liked it, even if it wasn't her birthname.