Mini-Post: Stupid!

They can't meet their recruitment quotas but they turned away a person who has dual degrees in aeronautical engineering and applied mathematics and passed the Air Force’s fitness test. They said no thanks after spending probably $100,000 training him!

Cadets who met all Air Force Academy graduation standards denied commissions because they’re transgender

Three students graduated from the prestigious service academy after years of hard work, but Trump’s military ban prevented them from getting their commission.

The Advocate

By Christopher Wiggins

June 03 2025

They stood in formation at Falcon Stadium, diplomas in hand, having met every standard of physical endurance, academic excellence, and military discipline. But, on Thursday, when the time came for the U.S. Air Force Academy’s class of 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to commission as second lieutenants, three cadets were quietly held back.

They are the first out transgender cadets to graduate from the Academy. And under a newly reinstated Trump administration ban, they will not be allowed to serve.

One of them, Hunter Marquez, had spent years preparing to become a combat systems officer. He earned dual degrees in aeronautical engineering and applied mathematics. He passed the Air Force’s fitness standards for men. And he did so as himself, having transitioned while enrolled at the Academy. “I really want to stay in for as long as possible, fight this out,” Marquez told The Colorado Springs Gazette.

Here he is. A willing and able cadet but because of bigoty and hatred they deny him the right to serve his country.