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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 13 2017, @10:37PM
> Also enough of this crybaby bullshit about not getting enough love from the public.
Indeed. The ONE place that does not give service members enough love is the government. We all know about the problems at the VA, in large part due to republican willingness to fund war but not pay for the costs afterwards. But my personal experience working at a defense contractor raking in the sweet military billion dollar contracts was even more damning. They ran employee donation campaigns of food and other basics like socks for the families of service members. Ignore the part about it being a blatant attempt to curry favor with the DoD - the very fact that lack of food and necessities was considered normal enough to require civilian donations is utter fucking nuts.
Government support for the people in the service makes great rhetoric, but too often its just lip service. They are pawns off the battlefield.