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posted by n1 on Friday January 13 2017, @09:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-the-experts-say dept.

Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956

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


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday January 13 2017, @11:47PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday January 13 2017, @11:47PM (#453594) Journal

    Uhhhh - please re-read the post you responded to. I said the blonde needs to be in prison, right alongside the former president. I don't see any suggestion in my post that the lieutenants, colonels, and generals in between the top and the bottom of the chain of command should be exonerated.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by NewNic on Saturday January 14 2017, @12:03AM

    by NewNic (6420) on Saturday January 14 2017, @12:03AM (#453608) Journal

    Uh, I did read it, carefully. Perhaps you should re-read my post.

    I was commenting on your omission, which I felt was informative (perhaps showing implicit biases) rather than what you included.

    It would have taken less words to write that the whole chain of command should go to prison than the way you overtly expressed that Bush and the blonde should have been punished. For example, instead of:
    "And, I don't let anyone in the chain of command off the hook on that. The blonde in the photos needed to serve prison time, in the cell across from Bush."
    you could have written:
    The whole chain of command, from the blonde in the photos to Bush needed to serve prison time

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