{"id":72533,"date":"2017-06-04T08:55:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T12:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=72533"},"modified":"2017-06-04T07:11:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T11:11:26","slug":"pentagon-delays-action-on-transgender-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=72533","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon delays action on transgender ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Military Times<\/a> reports that the Pentagon is delaying action on the transgender ban that the previous administration had scheduled to lift on July 1st.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear how Defense Secretary Jim Mattis eventually will rule on the matter, though in the past he has cast doubt on whether such moves ultimately advance the military’s principal national security objectives. In early May, his deputy distributed a memo to the services’ top leaders affording them an opportunity to raise concerns about the policy’s implementation. As first reported by USA Today, the memo was carefully crafted to explain that plans would proceed “unless they cause readiness problems that could lessen our ability to fight, survive and win on the battlefield.” <\/p>\n

A Pentagon spokesman, Army Lt. Col. Myles Caggins, would not address the prospect for delaying transgender accessions, saying only that there’s been no change to existing military policy allowing transgender troops already serving to do so openly. “And,” he added, “just like their fellow service members, [they may] receive all medically necessary care.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Like I’ve said, the only policy changes that Pentagon should consider are those policies which affect our ability to kill the enemy in large numbers. This one doesn’t do that. It’s unnecessarily a burden to an already strained budget and does nothing for readiness. Even the discussion about lifting the ban on new transgender recruits is a waste of resources on such a small demographic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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