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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) by NewNic on Friday January 13 2017, @11:33PM
What percentage of the today's military actually sees front line combat?
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Friday January 13 2017, @11:51PM
You hit on one reason I respect the USMC so much. Every Marine is a rifleman. No one is so high, or so low, or so specialized that he is exempt from front line duty.
IMHO, if you aren't willing to go in harm's way, you shouldn't be in the military. Any branch, at any level.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @12:02AM
Take note, derpaway just admitted that NewNic was right and he was wrong. He's just too fragile to actually say it.
Every time he is faced with facts he can't dispute, he tries to make all it about his glorious opinions.