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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:
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In response to this post Let'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
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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:
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Yesterday #Hegseth testified over and over again under oath that military training standards have changed to allow women to pass tests. I don't understand why none of the Dems had the sense to dispute that simple claim for which every military school has the historical data to show if or when its standards have ever been changed through modern history, and the reasons for those changes. His claims are EASY to dispute. The women who made history by being first through Ranger school for example, this was discussed in the media REPEATEDLY with school officials stating flatly that the women had to pass the existing standards. The USMC was most resistant to allowing women in certain combat roles until SECDEF Carter made it #DOD policy in 2016 that all combat jobs would be open to women who qualify. The Marines and SF were clear that any women who applied would have to train to the existing standard. And they have, and many have met the standard. Hegseth's false argument could be completely wrecked by existing historical data and nobody did it. The often touted "bigger and stronger" argument fails consistently because the women who have passed these schools, as well as MANY of the men, are not giants. They are simply very disciplined and they train hard.
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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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