Post by robeiae on Jul 26, 2017 11:50:51 GMT -5
www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-announces-ban-transgender-people-serving-military-n786621
Stupid and foolish, imo.
It seems--to me at least, and I know I'm not in the military--that lifting the ban wasn't causing any sort of huge problem, that things were being steadily worked out. Reversing course now is just going to cause more problems. Not to mention it being unfair...
But you know, I don't think Trump actually cares here, one way or another. Someone who has his ear made this happen (probably not Putin...or Ivanka).
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a ban on transgender people serving in the military, reversing U.S. policy in a series of tweets.
"After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow......Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming.....victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you," Trump wrote in a trio of consecutive tweets.
The abrupt policy shift will affect thousands of transgender troops in the military...
Trump’s announcement came just over a year after former President Barack Obama’s then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter lifted a ban on transgender military service — a move that allowed active-duty troops to come out of the closet as transgender people.
"After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow......Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming.....victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you," Trump wrote in a trio of consecutive tweets.
The abrupt policy shift will affect thousands of transgender troops in the military...
Trump’s announcement came just over a year after former President Barack Obama’s then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter lifted a ban on transgender military service — a move that allowed active-duty troops to come out of the closet as transgender people.
It seems--to me at least, and I know I'm not in the military--that lifting the ban wasn't causing any sort of huge problem, that things were being steadily worked out. Reversing course now is just going to cause more problems. Not to mention it being unfair...
But you know, I don't think Trump actually cares here, one way or another. Someone who has his ear made this happen (probably not Putin...or Ivanka).