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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 Username on Friday January 13 2017, @10:29PM
From my understanding the military always admitted gays. It was just don’t ask don’t tell.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 13 2017, @10:47PM
Don't be dense.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 13 2017, @10:55PM
The "Don't ask don't tell" was a liberal policy that was pushed on a largely unwilling military. Before that, IIRC people could actively be investigated and charged if there was enough evidence that they were gay.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday January 13 2017, @11:10PM
Don't ask, don't tell was a construct offered to the military by Bill Clinton. Prior to that pearl, being homosexual was grounds for discharge. In the bad old days, I believe a homosexual got an Undesirable discharge. In my day, homosexuals were mostly given General discharges, with the phrase "Convenience of the Navy" attached.
Acceptance of homosexuals was coming, no matter what the old skool, hard corps soldiers and sailors had to say. My own complaints aren't that homosexuals are serving - my complaints are targeted at Obama's general interference in the military's way of doing things. Being conservative doesn't mean we don't change - it means we change slowly, with a lot of thought and planning in the changes. Liberals in general seem to believe that the whole world owes it to them, to change overnight.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @12:06AM
> Liberals in general seem to believe that the whole world owes it to them, to change overnight.
Conservatives in general seem to believe that the whole world owes their personal inconvenience more weight than the actual suffering of people who are not them.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 14 2017, @12:28AM
Yes - I can see that people who aren't permitted to serve are suffering. So, did you even TRY to enlist? Or, are you just cry-bullying without any special qualifications?
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.