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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 Runaway1956 on Tuesday January 17 2017, @05:57PM
Urza - you may well have made the most intelligent response to my post. You are perfectly correct - the founding fathers wanted no standing army. However, the individual states had no such prohibition. The various National Guard would, and should, still be in place. The Marines would almost certainly still be around. Congress saw fit to keep the Marines, even when they decommissioned the last of the Navy.
The Navy is problematic. You simply can not commission and decommission navies every few years. Or, even, every few decades. Maybe a larger Coast Guard could replace what we have today - or maybe not. We'd have to give them destroyers, at least. Those cutters they use are simply not big enough to deter any potential aggressor on the seas.
You have won a mod point for this post. \o/
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.