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Military Experts: Trump Pentagon Likely to Abandon Social Experiments for Core Mission Under Mattis

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

MrPlow writes:

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: 1) by charon on Saturday January 14 2017, @05:53AM

    by charon (5660) on Saturday January 14 2017, @05:53AM (#453719) Journal
    The point of basic training to break down the recruit's will and spirit so they can be rebuilt as a soldier. A soldier obeys the commands of his superiors, always, under penalty of discharge, prison or, in combat situations, summary execution. So yes, most or all soldiers told by their officer to shoot a man while in combat would do so. Maybe you are one of the exceptions. Or maybe you were a senior non-com who has some leeway in speaking to officers about tactics. But Joe private would shoot and only ask, "burst or full auto, sir?"

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 14 2017, @04:18PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 14 2017, @04:18PM (#453818) Journal

    My Lai wasn't combat. My Lai was a massacre of unarmed civilians. Much the same as the massacre at Wounded Knee.

    • (Score: 1) by charon on Saturday January 14 2017, @05:28PM

      by charon (5660) on Saturday January 14 2017, @05:28PM (#453845) Journal
      So the implied (or explicit, I am not well read on My Lai) threat was limited to discharge and prison. I guess that makes a grunt emotionally and morally able to challenge his commander.