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[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 75 points 5 days ago (3 children)

* deny anyone hearings before discharges, as long as someone somewhere alleged that they were transgender or something

The hearings are what determine whether the person is actually transgender or not. It's also horrible to eject transgender people from the military in the first place, but framing it as "all these people are all transgender and we already know that so we don't need a hearing" is its own whole separate class of sinister bullshit.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 34 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I heard a lot of the MAGA chuds in the military are actually secretly transgender.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Transvestigate the troops!

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 8 points 4 days ago

"Hey, Jack. Can I just say 'investigate for being transgender'? There's no such thing as 'transvestigate.'"

"That's great, that's why you're here."

(thumbs up)

True. Basically the same sinister bullshit they're pulling with denying due process to people being put in the concentration camps (and I'm done mincing words, that's what they are).

[–] massacre@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

It doesn't matter - the "hearings" they had were kangaroo courts that have (to date) 100% denied their benefits upon exit. This really just takes away their paperwork as they realized they can do this with impunity....

[–] teft@piefed.social 24 points 5 days ago

The air force is full of hardcore fundamental christians and has been for decades so this isn't really that surprising.

[–] MareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Damn, they just firing all the good engineers, huh?

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

They REALLY don't want any tech support

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (3 children)

So now we have even more people with nothing to lose, under oath to defend the constitution from domestic threats.

We're waiting on a hero - how fucking amazing would it be if he or she turned out to be trans??

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It would be bad. Trans people can do without the backlash that would ensue.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

...yeah you're right. But fuck do they of all people deserve to take that shot!

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Oh that would be a pretext

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

Or less people in the military likely to push back after they're all kicked out without trial before the next "but order" is made...

[–] highlow@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

I was more military minded in the 80s and 90s. When they started allowing gays in the military my senses more aligned with Admiral Ackbar. Doing contract work with high brass they always despised gay people and trans ups that to 11.

Not saying I agree with it at all. I just kept my fucking mouth shut. Never give someone rope to hang you with.