Soldiers Facing Discrimination from State Laws Could Request Transfers Under Draft Army Policy

[LetMyPeopleVote]

It is sad that this policy is necessary

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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/05/19/soldiers-facing-discrimination-state-laws-could-request-transfers-under-draft-army-policy.html

The Army is circulating a draft policy tweak that would specify that soldiers can request to move if they feel state or local laws discriminate against them based on gender, sex, religion, race or pregnancy, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the plans.

The guidance, which would update a vague service policy to add specific language on discrimination, is far from final and would need approval from Army Secretary Christine Wormuth. But if enacted, it could be one of the most progressive policies for the force amid a growing wave of local anti-LGBTQ and restrictive contraception laws in conservative-leaning states, where the Army does most of its business.

The policy would ostensibly sanction soldiers to declare that certain states are too racist, too homophobic, too sexist or otherwise discriminatory to be able to live there safely and comfortably.

"Some states are becoming untenable to live in; there's a rise in hate crimes and rise in LGBT discrmination," Lindsay Church, executive director of Minority Veterans of America, an advocacy group, told Military.com. "In order to serve this country, people need to be able to do their job and know their families are safe. All of these states get billions for bases but barely tolerate a lot of the service members."

[SharonClark]

1. They should move military installations

out of states that discriminate against military personal. Problem solved.

[gratuitous]

3. But, but, but . . .

That's an excellent idea. There is no shortage of military bases in these misogynistic hell holes. Let's see how they do without that permanent infusion of defense dollars propping up their economies.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. +1

Take their bauble away from them. Without the military they don't have people with disposable income spending money in their cities. No new homeowners buying homes. And worse yet, no retired community of ex-officers to traumatize the civilian communities with their toxic authoritarianism.

[mitch96]

2. If it effects readiness that could be a problem. Beau did a good review on this

[Phoenix61]

4. I was thinking about what he said.

Although the military could allow abortions to be offered on base. Wouldn’t that put DeSatan’s knickers in a twist.

[Cha]

5. Rt TY This would be GREAT!

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