Eric Kenneth Fanning was the 22nd Secretary of the Army, nominated by President Barack Obama, where his job “was to ensure the Army remained the most effective fighting force the world has ever known”.
Eric believes that the strength of the military derives from the intelligence, creativity and ingenuity of the soldiers, regardless of their race, national origin, gender identity or sexual orientation. After all, discrimination should never be a factor when considering who is capable of wishing to sacrifice their own lives for others’ freedom and protection…
This is why Fanning has submitted declarations in the legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s harmful decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military. He says, “Our all-volunteer military cannot long succeed, let alone thrive, when it turns away qualified, capable and patriotic individuals committed to serving their country.”
This strongly reflects how barring fully qualified transgender troops from serving in the military is a MISTAKE. Transgender Americans have long served in the military and they have done so with honor and valor. Their presence in the force is NOT a burden OR a disruption, and providing them with the same medical care we provide every other service member is not a significant budget expense. What is disruptive however is ripping transgender troops out of ready units, wasting the tens of millions of dollars taxpayers have spent on their training, and asking military leaders to focus on executing this purge rather than the challenges posed by North Korea, Russia and terrorism.
It is time to call an immediate end to this ban.
BAN the TRANS BAN! because #transCAN
– C.N
Ban the Trans Ban 
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