Hegseth initiates ban on transgender troops after Supreme Court ruling

[angrychair]

1. Be warned

So, as I understand it, the whole "DEI" thing is bad to this administration and they want a meritocracy style approach to hiring and promotions. Apparently the only place this isn't true is the military. Because if it were true then trans members of the military would be evaluated on the merits of their service record and reviews by their unit leader. If they truly cared about only hiring and promoting the best people then why doesn't that apply to trans members of the military? More importantly, are these people not human beings and citizens of the United States? Why are their rights different? If there is no "DEI" then why are they being singled out for different treatment than others? And you have to ask: Why would they stop there? Can they decide that only Christians can be in the military? Or only straight people are allowed to be in the military? Or only white people are allowed to be in the military? Or only men are allowed to be in the military?
See where I'm going here? What if they decide only Christian, straight, white men are allowed in the military? How, specifically, is that any different than banning trans people? Logically there is no difference. The same core argument could be made in each of the examples given because their argument is bullshit.