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Pentagon Moves to Allow Transgender People to Serve Openly in the Military
NY Times ^ | 07-13-2015 | MATTHEW ROSENBERG

Posted on 07/13/2015 5:45:30 PM PDT by NRx

The Pentagon is moving to allow transgender people to serve openly in the military by early next year and end an “outdated” regulation that harms the armed forces, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said on Monday.

Pentagon officials are to spend the coming months working out the administrative and legal changes needed to remove one of the final barriers to all Americans serving in the military.

If realized, the plan would end what is seen as one of the last discriminatory rules about who can enlist or be commissioned in the American military. It would also be a tacit recognition that thousands of transgender people are already in uniform.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda
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To: NRx

Normal is the new abnormal.


21 posted on 07/13/2015 6:08:58 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: NRx
If you want to deliberately destroy a nation, these are the types of actions you undertake.
22 posted on 07/13/2015 6:15:43 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Exactly. There is no other reason for this. I guess Barry wants us to lose decisively in our upcoming war with Iran.


23 posted on 07/13/2015 6:19:55 PM PDT by Constitutional Patriot (Socialism is the cancer of humanity.)
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To: NRx

Transgender is not a gender, one is male or female. A simple blood test can determine gender if the matter is in question.


24 posted on 07/13/2015 6:24:23 PM PDT by GregoTX (Remember the Alamo)
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To: Sioux-san

Yes he did regret it. He wanted to change back though his testes had popped while Kyle played basketball after his race change operation. The dad had a species change operation.


25 posted on 07/13/2015 6:25:08 PM PDT by paintriot (On the Conservative Coast.)
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To: All

how long before everyone in the military is gay?


26 posted on 07/13/2015 6:27:07 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: NRx

“Thousands” of trannies now serving in uniform?

DOUBTFUL


27 posted on 07/13/2015 6:29:29 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: JudyinCanada

No...just no.

28 posted on 07/13/2015 6:29:37 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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To: Red Steel

No the men who identify as either gender get to wear fatigues and the ladies who identify as either gender, well they get to wear fatigues and the “ questioning” ? well they pretty much also get to wear fatigues


29 posted on 07/13/2015 6:32:02 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: NRx

There are going to be lots of “friendly fire” mishaps.


30 posted on 07/13/2015 6:34:53 PM PDT by nonsporting
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To: paintriot

Wow- I missed those episodes- Brilliant !


31 posted on 07/13/2015 6:34:59 PM PDT by Sioux-san
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To: Red Steel
Maybe they can mix and match.

A nice butch class A dress jacket with all the ribbons and qualification badges, a skirt and heels.

32 posted on 07/13/2015 6:35:43 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: cripplecreek

I am sure the VA will pay for sex change operations. Bet on it.


33 posted on 07/13/2015 6:35:55 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: NRx

34 posted on 07/13/2015 6:39:56 PM PDT by CASchack
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To: Constitutional Patriot

Probably won’t even be necessary for Iran to wage war against us.


35 posted on 07/13/2015 6:44:44 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: Bogey78O
"Used to be section 8 got you out not into the military."

Now just listen to Ted Nugent, Kid rock, and wear the Gadsden Flag and you be fine, you be home in no time...

36 posted on 07/13/2015 6:46:42 PM PDT by taildragger (It's Cruz & Walker. Anything else is a Yugo with Racing Stripes....)
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To: NRx

Here comes the rainbow service ribbon.


37 posted on 07/13/2015 6:49:05 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: exit82
Here comes the rainbow service ribbon.

With hemorrhoid clusters.

38 posted on 07/13/2015 6:50:34 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: NRx

I think this is disruptive to good order in the military, as is the open practice of homosexuality, by the way.


39 posted on 07/13/2015 6:52:59 PM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: paintriot

They weren’t already?

I’m starting to wonder whether Janis Karpinski wasn’t actually James.


40 posted on 07/13/2015 6:53:08 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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