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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: 5, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @01:27AM
If we wanted a truly balanced discussion we would followup any Mother Jones link with something from Breitbart... Or maybe infowars
That is not even remotely balanced.
You thinking Mother Jones, which has a long reputable history, is equivalent to infowars or breitbart just reveals your position on the political spectrum.
There are left-wing sites that are just as nutty and lacking in journalistic ethics as breitbart and infowars, but you don't know their names because they are just not very popular. That kind of tabloid-level delusion is simply not particularly compatible with typical left values.