{"id":22073,"date":"2011-02-04T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T17:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=22073"},"modified":"2011-02-04T13:12:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T17:12:24","slug":"autumn-sandeen-still-whining-about-dadt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=22073","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Sandeen still whining about DADT"},"content":{"rendered":"

TSO sent us this link about Autumn Sandeen<\/a>, the gentleman who served 20 years in Navy and then decided he didn’t want to be a gentleman any longer;<\/p>\n

“If I had told people about being transgender, I would have been kicked out for being mentally disaffected,” she said.<\/p>\n

According to military regulations, a gender identity issue is a mental disorder. Those who openly identify with the opposite sex or cross-dress are banned from enlisting. Military regulations say cross-dressing can be grounds for court-martial.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Mentally disaffected”? Really? “Mentally discontented and resentful especially against authority” according to the dictionary. I think you meant “defective” Autumn, old boy.<\/p>\n

“We’re not allowing capable people who have something to offer the country to serve their country,” said Sandeen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um, you just did twenty years and retired. How are we “not allowing capable people to serve”? You mean to say that we’re not allowing capable people to serve while wearing frilly pink sun dresses.<\/p>\n

Attorney Bridget Wilson has represented a handful of transgender personnel kicked out of the military. She said the first change will likely first have to come from the world of mental health.<\/p>\n

“That means you have to get it out of the book of mental disorders because that’s the basis of the discrimination,” said Wilson.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, ya know, this might mean it really is a mental disorder;<\/p>\n

A few years ago, Sandeen bought a female uniform for photos so she could be remembered for who she was and not for who others thought she was. It was an action that would not have been necessary if Sandeen had been allowed to serve openly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why wouldn’t he prefer the uniform in which he served? And, ya know what? I haven’t found a reason to put my uniform on in the sixteen years since I retired, let alone buy a new one. Of course, I’m not an activist trying to make a stupid political point with a military uniform, either.<\/p>\n

\"Autumn<\/p>\n

While federal law prevents VA facilities from performing sex-change surgeries, some VA centers provide hormone treatment and counseling.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why? How could that be service-connected?<\/p>\n

10News spoke to several groups opposed to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and they said allowing transgender troops to serve openly would be a big distraction and a problem for morale.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, a big distraction? Really? Sort of like allowing gays to serve in the military and making the transition while there’s a war on?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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