It was a disaster!
Yeah the ruling just lifted the ban on banning trans servicemembers, however I think that this kind of showed the thinking of the Supreme Court
I know so many former servicemembers who served with distinction and honor; this is a slap in the face to them.
I few years ago I had the honor of talking over brunch
to Kristin Beck a former SEAL Team 6 member.
Many trans servicemembers are highly training in the job that they are doing in critical positions that cost the military millions to train and all that knowledge will be lost.
All the NATO countries allow trans people to serve in their militaries except one… the United States. Our troops served alongside of trans troops in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
Yeah the ruling just lifted the ban on banning trans servicemembers, however I think that this kind of showed the thinking of the Supreme Court
I know so many former servicemembers who served with distinction and honor; this is a slap in the face to them.
I few years ago I had the honor of talking over brunch
to Kristin Beck a former SEAL Team 6 member.
Transgender Navy SEAL calls 'bulls---' on Trump admin saying transgender troops aren't as lethal or effectiveThis is the type of servicemember Trump is banning.Business Insider
- A transgender former US Navy SEAL has called "bulls---" on President Donald Trump's reasoning behind the ban on military service for some transgender people.
- Kristin Beck, a decorated veteran of the SEALs' most elite unit, said the Department of Justice and the Pentagon's assertion that the lethality and effectiveness of the military would decrease with transgender service was false.
- Beck previously called out Trump on the ban, telling the president to say it to her face.
By Alex Lockie
January 22, 2019
Beck, who served for 20 years in the Navy with SEAL Teams 1, 5, and, eventually, the elite 6, called the Trump administration's position on transgender military service "bulls---."
Beck told Business Insider on Tuesday that the Pentagon had been "intentionally confusing" on the issue of trans service and that it failed to even define the concepts of lethality and effectiveness.
"I was a Navy SEAL for 20 years - I was pretty lethal," she said.
Beck deployed 13 times, including stints in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, earning the Bronze Star award for valor and the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat.
The "idea transgender effects 'Lethality and effectiveness' which is total BULL SHIT," she tweeted on Tuesday, describing the Supreme Court's decision as "wrong."
She added: "18 other Nations ALLOW #Trans service members... zero issues!"
Beck has previously had tough words for Trump, responding to his initial announcement of the ban in July 2017 - which shocked the Pentagon - with an open challenge.
"Let's meet face-to-face and you tell me I'm not worthy," Beck told Business Insider. "Transgender doesn't matter. Do your service."
Many trans servicemembers are highly training in the job that they are doing in critical positions that cost the military millions to train and all that knowledge will be lost.
All the NATO countries allow trans people to serve in their militaries except one… the United States. Our troops served alongside of trans troops in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
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