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Commander Emily Shilling served For almost 20 years as a fighter pilot in the US Navy and completed over 60 missions. Fight pilots are for that Military However, very difficult to find. shilling is from Donald Trumps Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth released from the service. Just like many others. Including the former Navy Seal Kristin Beckthat served in the Naval Special Warfare for 20 years. Among other things at the Seal Team Six. She was awarded the bronze star with Combat “V”, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Purple Heart.
Discharge of highly decorated soldiers: a loss for the US military
Shilling and Beck are heroes who will never get the military back. And the absence of soldiers like them will make America less operational. Endanger troops. And affect the recruitment efforts.
Ethically questionable, militarily dangerous
But these people are not good enough to serve for Trump, who is currently for the second time TransgenderSoldiers released from duty. His first attempt was reversed by Joe Biden. This time the Supreme Court has had the ban into force, while the matter is still being negotiated in court. An ally Trump, the MP Barry Moore (R-Ala.), Get a draft law to codify Trump’s executive regulation. And to ensure that no democratic president can undo the damage caused by it.
Hegseth’s service can never be compared to that of Shilling or Beck. Even if Hegseth likes As if he is a navy Sealwhile on special occasions he follows you like a saliva mecker on special occasions. Trump did not serve a single day in his whole life. That is why it is strange for me and many others that they are so determined to exclude transgender soldiers-and probably before his term of office also gay Americans-from duty in the armed forces.
Ideology instead of security: the political agenda behind the ban
Trumps Contempt and disrespect Compared to veterans as well as that of bogs, the opposite The cross -party PACT ACT, which has expanded health care and services for millions of veterans, as well as numerous other cross -party laws for veterans, go down in history.
Transgender Americans served with honor. From the decks of aircraft carriers to combat areas around the globe. You fly missions. Lead teams. And complete the same strict training as everyone else in the military.
Well plan Trump and Hegseth reportedly report to identify military commanders, identify soldiers who are more transgender or suffer from gender dysphoria. So that you can undergo medical examinations and then be released.
This policy is an ethical failure and will also lead to problems logistically. The release of thousands of trained soldiers at a time when it is difficult to find new recruits makes us weaker. The release of experienced soldiers, pilots, linguists, mechanics and paramedics because they have used medically necessary care or want to live their lives authentically does not serve national security. It undermines them.
This has nothing to do with operational readiness. That has to do with hate. If Trump would take care of the military willingness to work, he would invest in programs for veterans and increase the rewards for the service. And not the Ministry of Veteran affairs abolish how it Elon Musk and have done his so -called Ministry of Government Efficiency.
Resistance required: diversity as a strength
Many transsexual soldiers now have to hide out of fear. You will be forced to come out immediately. If you have not yet decided, the rest of your service will become a mine field. Every military leader will tell you that fear is not a means to lead. That it reduces the operational readiness and affects combat power. If only Trump, Musk or Hegseth would actually have military knowledge or would take care of leadership qualities.
If you wonder what the long -term strategy looks like, the answer is easy. Drive transgender-Americans out of public life, one authority after another. And Clean military leadersso that they Can’t prevent this. It starts with the military, so it is always with authoritarians. Then follow Healthcare, education and public service. The goal is to make transgender invisible. But it won’t stop that. Anyone who is different is removed from the military. Just like Hegseth and Trump the Posts by women, minorities, people of color and Delete gay Americans from official military history. An area in which the Supreme Court and Federal Law cannot easily intervene.
Military: From white men for white men
Trump’s policy is dangerous. And everyone who supports their riveting of our military is complicit. These changes will reduce the number of qualified soldiers and make the US military an institution that was built up by white men for white men. Which will weaken our armed forces, undermine their operational readiness and bring us into a disadvantage. This is exactly what military despots, dictators and religious extremists would like to see.
We cannot wait until the next election to change that. We need voices inside and outside the military who now raise their voice and say: it is enough. We won’t clean our military. We will not clean our ranks according to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation or skin color. We will defend ourselves. With the truth, with honor. And with the conviction that our strength comes from our diversity and not despite it.