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Transgender Policy Hurts Military Preparedness: Retired US Marine Lieutenant Colonel

Transgender Policy Hurts Military Preparedness: Retired US Marine Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Army soldiers take part in a ceremony on Sept. 11, 2017. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images
John Seiler
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Like most areas of society, the U.S. armed forces are experiencing the effects of transgenderism, and critics say military preparedness has suffered as a result.

Transgender individuals were banned from serving in the U.S. military for decades until officials lifted the ban in June 2016. Then-President Donald Trump implemented a new ban in July 2017.
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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