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For many, it is a wrenching decision to end a career they love, and leave units they have led or worked with for years. And they are angry they are being forced out by the Trump administration’s renewed ban on transgender troops.

Active duty service members had until Friday to identify themselves and begin to leave the military voluntarily, while the National Guard and Reserve have until July 7. Then the military will begin involuntary separations.

Friday’s deadline comes during Pride Month and as the Trump administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, saying it’s aiming to scrub the military of “wokeness” and reestablishing a “warrior ethos.”

“They’re tired of the rollercoaster. They just want to go,” said one transgender service member, who plans to retire. ”It’s exhausting.”

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

it is a wrenching decision to end a career they love,

Uh... If anyone loves their career bombing brown people in the Middle East and protecting genocide, I think they might be a piece of shit.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Most of US army people's career is to sit on their ass and waste government money on nothing. Only very small portion is actually involved in killing.

[–] metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

And some of them are doing aid missions or patrolling areas to deter invasions, and some are doing defensive cyber to protect US elections or to counter other nation-state hackers or their subcontractors who ransomware hospitals. It's not always murdering brown people.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

defensive cyber to protect US elections

How's that going for them?

[–] metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub 1 points 1 hour ago

Honestly it probably went better 5 years ago. Cyber in the military has been floundering for a decade, but they probably hit a sweet spot around that time where competence met a lack of interference.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

true, most are probably stateside or reserve role or deployed to a friendly country. some of the branches, the combat roles as enlisted are usually filled fast so theres limited options.