It’s no wonder Biden and so many others seem intent on getting the US into a nuclear war: our actual military readiness is in the toilet
DoD’s highest-ranking trans official: ‘Ostracizing anybody’ will hurt military readiness
Shawn Skelly was a Navy commander working to help fend off roadside bomb attacks when she came to a realization about herself — one that meant her career in the military was over.
It was 2006, and “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which permitted gay and lesbian Americans to serve in the military as long as they kept their sexual identity under wraps, was still in effect. Skelly had identified as a man up until that point and — now that she felt she could no longer do so — decided to retire from military service as soon as possible. (snip)
Now she’s back at the Pentagon, this time as a civilian. As assistant secretary of defense for readiness, Skelly oversees military preparedness for warfighting, including training programs, equipment safety and munitions supplies.
And Skelly has a message for Republicans accusing the Department of Defense of promoting diversity and inclusion in the armed forces at the expense of military readiness: their campaign is what’s hurting the military’s warfighting capabilities.
In case you missed it, she’s actually a he. There is no “identifying”: you’re either biologically male or biologically female (with a few outliers, of course). Skelly is a dude with mental illness, and is part of the command for readiness.
“If you want to be ready, then you have to ensure that everybody that is in your force can be their best selves and contribute as a member of a team and be seen as valuable,” said Skelly, speaking at the Pentagon in her first in-depth interview since taking the job in 2021.
Nothing better than having people in the military who have a higher rate of mental health issues, suicidal thoughts, and attempted suicide, and having them around military grade weapons. And genuflecting to them. Elevating them while minimizing people who are there to fight, rather than trying to get the military to pay for their gender confused medical procedures. And equally wacked having one of the people in charge of readiness wooing the wackos.
It’s part of a larger push by some Republican lawmakers who argue that personnel policies like diversity trainings, racial justice education and events like a recent drag show on a military base alienate some potential recruits and distract from the forces’ main mission: fighting wars and protecting the homefront.
“When I talk to people and say, ‘Well, why aren’t you looking to join the military?’ A lot of them say, ‘Well, the military has been over-politicized. Well, the military has gone woke,’ said Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) during a March 9 hearing with the military’s senior enlisted leadership. “We’re saying that this new focus, this new shift, this new kind of woke ideology is not impacting recruitment and not impacting our readiness and lethality? I have a hard time believing that.”
It’s mostly not leftists joining the military, but, patriotic Republican voters. Or, at least, it used to be, because all four branches are missing their recruiting goals, and having trouble retaining existing members. So is the Coast Guard. And 31 states missed their National Guard goals. The people who love this nation are not going to join a military who’s leadership hates them. Especially with mentally ill people at the top.
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