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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 13 2017, @10:45PM
We aren't generally "socially acceptable" people. Military men and women aren't always included in social functions,
Who is this "we" you are talking about, Runaway? We all know now that your never served. I contacted the DOD, and they have no record of a Runaway1956 ever having served in the United States Navy, so I call BS. Yours is stolen valor, you are not fit to speak for actual veterans.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday January 13 2017, @11:19PM
Poor idiot, Aristarchus.