Let's be very clear about what #Hegseth intends. The #military has understood for decades that cohesion in the ranks, recruiting and retention are significantly strengthened when the leadership looks like the force at large. What the new authoritarian regime seeks to do is replace leadership with one thing: white men. Likely poorly qualified ones, at that, because their loyalty will be not to the Constitution. These white men will pay minimum lip service to the established values of the Services (example: https://www.army.mil/values/) while intentionally damaging the career paths of all except their chosen in-group of white male extremist Trumpist cult members. They will devastate the U.S. military. Think about who benefits.
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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:
In response to this postLet's also add this about #Hegseth's extremist religious bent. The #military has chaplains, which are almost exclusively christians and are often Bible-thumping Jesus pushers who have barely a fig leaf of nondenominational disguise. They push out Bibles and use counseling sessions with Service members as a way to jam their religion down suffering people's throats. Yes I know, some of these chaplains aren't bad chaps. But many are fucking insufferable zealots and I know this from experience, and their leaders allow it. With a religious nutcase at the helm, the military's unconstitutional history of subjecting every Service member and civilian employee to a constant barrage of christian religious proselytizing will get immediately worse. Christianity will be built into Service school curricula in various unconstitutional ways, mark my words. This is inextricably tied to the damage he wants to do to diversity in the military because these views place white men at the top of a hierarchy in all things. The religion and the politics are inseparable. #extremism #military #DOD
https://theconversation.com/why-the-religious-beliefs-of-trump-defense-pick-pete-hegseth-matter-245601
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Siobhan
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This will decimate the medical corps of every branch of service.
Women make up 17 - 18% of all active duty personnel and 34% of health care officers (MD, RN).
It will be even less safe for women to serve in non combat positions and they will self select to return to civilian life earlier in their tenure.
https://demographics.militaryonesource.mil/women-in-the-military-military-life
@GenXLife @Nonya_Bidniss
Yes, but.......
The idiots have changed abortion laws so that some can not practice medicine properly in certain states. Mass movements of medical personnel have not yet occurred.
Yes, it will happen, but not so soon.
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